North Carolina § 32C-2-218 - Gifts authorized by court order.

§ 32C-2-218. Gifts authorized by court order.

An agent may petition the court for an order authorizing the agent to make a gift of the principal's property that is reasonable under the circumstances, including a gift that is in addition to, or that otherwise differs from, the gifts authorized by the power of attorney. History (2017-153, s. 1.) NORTH CAROLINA COMMENT This section is broader than prior North Carolina power of attorney law in authorizing an agent to petition the clerk of superior court to make gifts of the principal's property including a "gift that is in addition to, or otherwise differs from, gifts authorized by the power of attorney." Prior law under former Article 2B of Chapter 32A provided for an agent to petition the clerk of superior court but only if the power or attorney did not expressly authorize gifts of the principal's property. Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2017-153, s. 3, provides, in part: "The Revisor of Statutes shall cause to be printed, as annotations to the published General Statutes, all relevant portions of the Official Comments to the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (2006) and all explanatory comments of the drafters of this act as the Revisor may deem appropriate."