EFFECT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY; SUIT
Known as the Durable Power of Attorney Act
The act spans §§ 751–753 (76 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Susan Jackson Holden and Terry Holden v. Charles Lyle Holden, as the Independent of the Estate of Rosie Eunice Holden (2015)
Most recently applied in Susan Jackson Holden and Terry Holden v. Charles Lyle Holden, as the Independent of the Estate of Rosie Eunice Holden (January 2015)
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.01, eff
If the agent fails or refuses to inform the principal, provide documentation, or deliver an accounting under Section 751.104 within 60 days of a demand under that section, or a longer or shorter period as demanded by the principal or ordered by a court, the principal may file suit to:
(1) compel the agent to deliver the accounting or the assets; or
(2) terminate the durable power of attorney.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.