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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.1138 194th (Current)

An Act clarifying a right of a durable power of attorney

By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1138) of John F. Keenan, Jason M. Lewis, Brendan P. Crighton, Patrick M. O'Connor and others for legislation to clarify a right of a durable power of attorney. The Judiciary.

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Bill Information

Presenter:
John F. Keenan
Changes parts of the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Code to confirm that an attorney-in-fact under Durable Power of Attorney (POA) may create a Trust on behalf of the person who executed the POA (principal) so long as the POA expressly authorizes the attorney-in-fact to create a trust on the principal’s behalf.
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