Montana § 72-31-323 - Agent's Resignation -- Notice
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 72-31-323 — Agent's Resignation -- Notice, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 72-31-323. Agent's Resignation -- Notice
Agent's resignation -- notice. Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent's resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated: (1) to the conservator or guardian, if one has been appointed for the principal, and a coagent or successor agent; or (2) if there is no person described in subsection (1), to: (a) the principal's caregiver; (b) another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal's welfare; or (c) a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 72-31-323 ("Agent's Resignation -- Notice") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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