Must a new Power of Attorney be done if a person moves out of the state in which they executed thePOA?

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Must a new Power of Attorney be done if a person moves out of the state in which they executed thePOA?

I have power of attorney for my mother in TX but she just moved here to WA. Do I need to do it over to comply with WA law?

Asked on June 22, 2011 under Estate Planning, Washington

Answers:

M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

Generally speaking, if a legal document is validly executed in one state it is valid in all states under what is known as the Full faith and Credit Clause of the constitution.  The court will recognize the document as valid.  That being said I always thing that it a really good idea to have all documents reviewed from time to time to see if there is anything that you wish to change - delete or add - with regard to estate planning.  So I would bring the Power of Attorney to an attorney in your area to review just to be sure that everything is the way that you wish it to be.  Good luck to you.


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