Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Kansas

Revoking Power of Attorney

Any competent person can revoke a durable power of attorney. A bi-polar disorderdoes not necessarily make a person incompetent for purposes of making decisionsabout matters such as powers of attorney.

Only if and while competent to make the revocation.

Only if and while competent to make the revocation.

That's my opinion about when someone can revoke a power of attorney.

Some powers of attorney (called springing powers) are written to be effective only when the principleis incompetent of carrying on his or her own affairsand that presumably means it doesn't have to be revokedif the principle is competent (still or again). But it depends on how it's written.

I don't have all the answers and don't know enough factsto answer your questions and probably don't know enough laweither, so don't rely on my opinion!

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