Texas Estates Code

§ 751.0022 — PRESUMPTION OF GENUINE SIGNATURE

ES § 751.0022Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part P. DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Ch. 751. GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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A signature on a durable power of attorney that purports to be the signature of the principal or of another adult directed by the principal as authorized by Section 751.0021(a)(2) is presumed to be genuine, and the durable power of attorney is presumed to have been executed under Section 751.0021(a) if the officer taking the acknowledgment has complied with the requirements of Section 121.004(b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (H.B. 1974), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.