If I get married or if my agent gets married, does a Power of Attorney become invalid?
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If I get married or if my agent gets married, does a Power of Attorney become invalid?
My mother had me sign a POA about 6 years
ago so that if anything happened to me the
business in my name would go to her.
However, since this document has been
signed, my mother has gotten married, and I
am engaged to be married in 2018. So I was
curious if after either or both parties of a POA
have different last names than what is named
and signed on the document, does the
document become invalid.
Asked on January 25, 2017 under Estate Planning, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
No, a change in marital status does not invalidate a power of attorney. Similarly, a change in someone's name does not invalidate a power of attorney, assuming that there is no doubt as to the identity of the person. A POA stays in effect until and unless revoked by the person who made it.
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