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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
  3. Title II DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION, WILLS, ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS AND ABSENTEES, GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP AND TRUSTS
  4. Chapter 190B MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE
  5. Article V PROTECTION OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND THEIR PROPERTY
  6. Section 5-506 Enforcement

Section 5-506

Section 5-506: Enforcement

Section 5–506. [Enforcement.]

The attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney is authorized to prosecute legal action for damages in behalf of the principal in the event of an unreasonable refusal of a third party to honor the authority of a valid durable power of attorney.