Agent’s resignation; notice

14 V.S.A. ch. 127, § 4018, under Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act.

14 V.S.A. ch. 127, § 4018

§ 4018. Agent’s resignation; notice

Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent’s resignation, an agent may resign by giving written notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated or unavailable:

(1) to the guardian, if one has been appointed for the principal, and a coagent or successor agent; or

(2) if there is no person described in subdivision (1) of this section, 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. (Added 2023, No. 60, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)