{"id":531,"date":"2012-09-17T09:21:54","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T13:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dev.atiqbd.com\/new-power-of-attorney-cancel-original\/"},"modified":"2012-09-17T09:21:54","modified_gmt":"2012-09-17T13:21:54","slug":"new-power-of-attorney-cancel-original","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/new-power-of-attorney-cancel-original","title":{"rendered":"If a Second Power of Attorney Document is Created Naming a New Attorney-in-Fact, Does That Document Revoke the First One?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Power of Attorney document is valid until it is revoked.<\/p>\n<p>When two such documents are executed, the issue becomes whether or not the second document was intended to revoke and take precedence over the first one. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Theoretically, each document could be valid and the persons appointed in the documents could each have authority to act on behalf of the principal.<\/p>\n<p>If the maker intended to revoke the original Power of Attorney document, a document to do so can be created. <a title=\"Standard Legal's Power of Attorney Legal Forms Software\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.standardlegal.com\/product\/power-of-attorney-legal-forms-software\/\">See Standard Legal&#8217;s Power of Attorney legal forms software page<\/a> for such a document.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Power of Attorney document is valid until it is revoked. 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