A Power of Attorney
W.S. 3-9-104 — durable unless it says otherwise, and presumed genuine when notarized
A power of attorney made under the current act is durable, meaning it survives the principal's incapacity, unless it expressly says incapacity ends it.
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It is signed by the principal, or by someone else in the principal's conscious presence at their direction. A signature acknowledged before a notary is presumed genuine.
- It ends when the principal dies or revokes it, when its purpose is done, or when its own terms end it.
- An agent's authority ends when revoked, when the agent dies, becomes incapacitated or resigns, or when a divorce, annulment or legal separation is filed between agent and principal, unless the document says otherwise.
- Signing a new power of attorney does not revoke an earlier one unless the new one says so.
Sources for this section (3)
- W.S. 3-9-104 — Power of attorney is durable
- W.S. 3-9-105 — Execution of power of attorney
- W.S. 3-9-110 — Termination of power of attorney or agent's authority
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Wyoming attorney.