Tex. Estates Code § 751.0023
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 751.0023, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 751.0023. VALIDITY OF POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Official statutory text
(a) A durable power of attorney executed in this state is valid if the execution of the instrument complies with Section 751.0021(a).
(b) A durable power of attorney executed in a jurisdiction other than this state is valid in this state if, when executed, the execution of the durable power of attorney complied with:
(1) the law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the durable power of attorney as provided by Section 751.0024; or
(2) the requirements for a military power of attorney as provided by 10 U.S.C. Section 1044b.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by statute other than this subtitle or by the durable power of attorney, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original durable power of attorney has the same effect as the original instrument and may be relied on, without liability, by a person who is asked to accept the durable power of attorney to the same extent as the original.
(b) A durable power of attorney executed in a jurisdiction other than this state is valid in this state if, when executed, the execution of the durable power of attorney complied with:
(1) the law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the durable power of attorney as provided by Section 751.0024; or
(2) the requirements for a military power of attorney as provided by 10 U.S.C. Section 1044b.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by statute other than this subtitle or by the durable power of attorney, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original durable power of attorney has the same effect as the original instrument and may be relied on, without liability, by a person who is asked to accept the durable power of attorney to the same extent as the original.
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