Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida
Durable Power of Attorney, Declaration For A Preneed Guardian, Designation of Health Care Surrogate. Documents created in 1998. Do any of these documents expire or need to be renewed?
3 Answers from Attorneys
I would vote YES.
The DPOA statute changed in 2011
and these documents are accepted
with current dates quickly and sometimes
not accepted if older.
The DPOA stands. Yes I know the statute changed but it also honors the DPOA of years previous. However, my question is this: Have there been any changes in the standing of the people who are selected in your documents, ie still living; deceased or have you changed your mind and would like to select someone else. As you probably know, in the State of Florida a DPOA is effective the date of signing. 17 years is a long time to not have your documents reviewed. Now that you are older, perhaps you might want to consider making some changes. Otherwise, they are fine.
If executed properly and your desires have not changed, no.
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