Section 1-353b - Effect on existing powers of attorney.

CT Gen Stat § 1-353b (2019) (N/A)

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, on and after October 1, 2016, said sections apply to:

(1) A power of attorney created before, on, or after October 1, 2016;

(2) A judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced on or after October 1, 2016; and

(3) A judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced before October 1, 2016, unless the court finds that application of a provision of sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case that provision does not apply and the superseded law applies.

(b) An act performed by an agent under a power of attorney before October 1, 2016, is not affected by sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive.

(P.A. 15-240, S. 45; P.A. 16-40, S. 4, 9.)

History: P.A. 15-240 effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 16-40 changed effective date of P.A. 15-240, S. 45, from July 1, 2016, to October 1, 2016, effective May 27, 2016, and amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by replacing references to October 1, 2015, with references to October 1, 2016, effective October 1, 2016.

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