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W. Va. Code § 39B-1-118

Agent's resignation; notice

Known as the Uniform Power of Attorney Act

The act spans §§ 39–39 (45 sections).

(a) 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 one has been appointed for the principal, and a coagent or successor agent; or

(2) If there is no person described in paragraph (1), to:

(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: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.