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<p class="MsoNormal">The Uniform Power of Attorney Act has a “validity” section indicating a power of attorney executed outside the state is valid if it complied with whatever jurisdiction is indicated in the power of attorney or the jurisdiction in which it
was signed, if silent on jurisdiction. It appears both WA and TX have enacted it, and while I haven’t checked, it is likely other states enable cross-jurisdictional portability in a similar way. I would not spend time worrying about this for Texas. That
said, I like Jeff’s suggested language and that may put a doctor or other party at ease when relying on the document.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Katie Patel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Paraclete Estate Planning, LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">(541) 499-9085 (direct)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">112 Genessee Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Medford, OR 97504<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 16, 2024 10:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv' <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] DPOAs for Multiple States<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Paul,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is a provision put in my DPOA’s:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">VALIDITY. I am signing this document in Washington State, but I intend that this Power of Attorney shall be recognized as valid in any other State or Territory of the United States.
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<p class="MsoNormal">No one has told me they have had problems when in other states.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jeff<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">W. Jeff Davis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">720 E. Washington Street, Suite 105<br>
Sequim WA 98382<br>
Phone: (360) 683.1129 <br>
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email: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:jeff@bellanddavispllc.com">jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</a><span style="color:black"><br>
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or call 360.683.1129.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Neumiller<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 16, 2024 10:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] DPOAs for Multiple States<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Anyone??<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Neumiller<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 14, 2024 2:38 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] DPOAs for Multiple States<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Listmates, how do you address this situation? I generally advise estate planning clients to have a Durable Power of Attorney and a Health Care Decisions DPOA using the
state of residency because I want the doctors and others who are to act under the documents to accept them and I believe a WA doctor, for example, will more readily accept a DPOA citing WA law. (And my standard DPOA forms say they revoke all prior DPOAs).
OK, so I have WA clients that have family in TX (the grandchildren) and split a lot of time between TX and WA. Is it possible to draft the WA DPOAs to say they are good for anywhere and specifically recognize that “clients” do not revoke their TX DPOAs, and
will defer to the TX DPOAs if the clients use them in TX? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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