Wyo. Stat. § 3-9-213
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 3-9-213, part of Wyoming’s Wyoming Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wyoming, organized into 40+ numbered titles by subject. This particular section falls under Title 3, “Guardian and Ward.”
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Personal and family maintenance
Official statutory text
(a) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to personal and family maintenance authorizes the agent to:
(i) Perform the acts necessary to maintain the customary standard of living of the principal, the principal's spouse and the following persons whether living when the power of attorney is executed or later born:
(A) The principal's children;
(B) Other persons legally entitled to be supported by the principal;
(C) The persons whom the principal has customarily supported or indicated the intent to support.
(ii) Make periodic payments of child support and other family maintenance required by a court or governmental agency or an agreement to which the principal is a party;
(iii) Provide living quarters for the persons described in paragraph (i) of this subsection by:
(A) Purchase, lease or other contract; or
(B) Paying the operating costs, including interest, amortization payments, repairs, improvements and taxes for premises owned by the principal or occupied by those persons.
(iv) Provide normal domestic help, usual vacations and travel expenses and funds for shelter, clothing, food, appropriate education, including postsecondary and vocational education, and other current living costs for the persons described in paragraph (i) of this subsection;
(v) Pay expenses for necessary health care and custodial care on behalf of the persons described in paragraph
(i) of this subsection;
(vi) Act as the principal's personal representative pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, sections 1171 through 1179 of the Social Security Act, and applicable regulations, in making decisions related to the past, present or future payment for the provision of health care consented to by the principal or anyone authorized under the law of this state to consent to health care on behalf of the principal;
(vii) Continue any provision made by the principal for automobiles or other means of transportation, including registering, licensing, insuring and replacing the automobiles or other means of transportation for the persons described in paragraph (i) of this subsection;
(viii) Maintain credit and debit accounts for the convenience of the persons described in paragraph (i) of this subsection and open new accounts;
(ix) Continue payments incidental to the membership or affiliation of the principal in a religious institution, club, society, order or other organization or continue contributions to those organizations.
(b) Authority with respect to personal and family maintenance is neither dependent upon, nor limited by, authority that an agent may or may not have with respect to gifts under this act.
(i) Perform the acts necessary to maintain the customary standard of living of the principal, the principal's spouse and the following persons whether living when the power of attorney is executed or later born:
(A) The principal's children;
(B) Other persons legally entitled to be supported by the principal;
(C) The persons whom the principal has customarily supported or indicated the intent to support.
(ii) Make periodic payments of child support and other family maintenance required by a court or governmental agency or an agreement to which the principal is a party;
(iii) Provide living quarters for the persons described in paragraph (i) of this subsection by:
(A) Purchase, lease or other contract; or
(B) Paying the operating costs, including interest, amortization payments, repairs, improvements and taxes for premises owned by the principal or occupied by those persons.
(iv) Provide normal domestic help, usual vacations and travel expenses and funds for shelter, clothing, food, appropriate education, including postsecondary and vocational education, and other current living costs for the persons described in paragraph (i) of this subsection;
(v) Pay expenses for necessary health care and custodial care on behalf of the persons described in paragraph
(i) of this subsection;
(vi) Act as the principal's personal representative pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, sections 1171 through 1179 of the Social Security Act, and applicable regulations, in making decisions related to the past, present or future payment for the provision of health care consented to by the principal or anyone authorized under the law of this state to consent to health care on behalf of the principal;
(vii) Continue any provision made by the principal for automobiles or other means of transportation, including registering, licensing, insuring and replacing the automobiles or other means of transportation for the persons described in paragraph (i) of this subsection;
(viii) Maintain credit and debit accounts for the convenience of the persons described in paragraph (i) of this subsection and open new accounts;
(ix) Continue payments incidental to the membership or affiliation of the principal in a religious institution, club, society, order or other organization or continue contributions to those organizations.
(b) Authority with respect to personal and family maintenance is neither dependent upon, nor limited by, authority that an agent may or may not have with respect to gifts under this act.
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