The New York State Bar Association is lobbying to change New York's power-of-attorney statute, which its members say is fraught with procedural pitfalls that pose "significant and severe repercussions" for both lawyers and clients.
February 18, 2016 at 10:00 AM
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ALBANY – The New York State Bar Association is lobbying to change New York’s power-of-attorney statute, which its members say is fraught with procedural pitfalls that pose “significant and severe repercussions” for both lawyers and clients.
The bar’s Working Group on Power of Attorney said 2008 and 2010 revisions to the power-of-attorney statute failed to meet the intended goal of strengthening protections for potentially incapacitated principals.
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