Oklahoma § 15-1015 - Construction of power relating to personal and family

§ 15-1015. Construction of power relating to personal and family

maintenance.

CONSTRUCTION OF POWER RELATING TO PERSONAL AND FAMILY MAINTENANCE

In a statutory power of attorney, the language granting power

with respect to personal and family maintenance empowers the agent

to:

1. Do the acts necessary to maintain the customary standard of

living of the principal, the principal's spouse, children, and other

individuals customarily or legally entitled to be supported by the

principal, including providing living quarters by purchase, lease,

or other contract, or paying the operating costs, including

interest, amortization payments, repairs, and taxes on premises

owned by the principal and occupied by those individuals;

2. Provide for the individuals described in paragraph 1 of this

section normal domestic help, usual vacations and travel expenses,

and funds for shelter, clothing, food, appropriate education, and

other current living costs;

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3. Pay for the individuals described in paragraph 1 of this

section necessary medical, dental, and surgical care,

hospitalization, and custodial care;

4. Continue any provision made by the principal, for the

individuals described in paragraph 1 of this section, for

automobiles or other means of transportation, including registering,

licensing, insuring, and replacing them;

5. Maintain or open charge accounts for the convenience of the

individuals described in paragraph 1 of this section and open new

accounts the agent considers desirable to accomplish a lawful

purpose; and

6. Continue payments incidental to the membership or

affiliation of the principal in a church, club, society, order, or

other organization or to continue contributions to those

organizations.

Added by Laws 1998, c. 420, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.