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Ala. Code § 26-1A-118

Agent’s Resignation; Notice.

Known as the Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney Act

The act spans §§ 26-1A-101 to 26-1A-404 (46 sections).

(Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)

Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent’s resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated:

(1) to the conservator, or guardian if there is no conservator, if either has been appointed for the principal and a co-agent or successor agent; or

(2) if there is no person described in paragraph (1):

(A) the principal’s caregiver;

(B) another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal’s welfare; or

(C) a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.