Texas § ES.751.023 - SUCCESSOR AGENTS
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§ ES.751.023. SUCCESSOR AGENTS
SUCCESSOR AGENTS. (a) A principal may designate in a durable power of attorney one or more successor agents to act if an agent resigns, dies, or becomes incapacitated, is not qualified to serve, or declines to serve. (b) A principal may grant authority to designate one or more successor agents to an agent or other person designated by name, office, or function. (c) Unless the durable power of attorney otherwise provides, a successor agent: (1) has the same authority as the authority granted to the predecessor agent; and (2) is not considered an agent under this subtitle and may not act until all predecessor agents, including co-agents, to the successor agent have resigned, died, or become incapacitated, are not qualified to serve, or have declined to serve. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (H.B. 1974 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.
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Section ES.751.023 ("SUCCESSOR AGENTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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