A durable power of attorney is an instrument made by public deed for the administration of property and for any other matter, expressly containing a provision establishing that the same shall become valid and remain effective even after the principal becomes or is adjudicated incapacitated by a court. The notary shall be required to include in the durable power of attorney a statement warning the principal of the nature and consequences of the durable power of attorney he/she intends to execute.
History —Civil Code, 1930, added as § 1600A on Jan. 18, 2012, No. 25, § 1.