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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>61356</law_id><section_number>64.2-1605</section_number><catch_line>Meaning and effect of power of attorney</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>64.2-1604</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="64.2">Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="IV">Fiduciaries and Guardians</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="B">Powers of Attorney</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="16">Uniform Power of Attorney Act</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The meaning and effect of a <span class="dictionary">power of attorney</span> is determined by the <span class="dictionary">law</span> of the <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> indicated in the <span class="dictionary">power of attorney</span> and, in the absence of an indication of <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span>, by the <span class="dictionary">law</span> of the <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> in which the <span class="dictionary">power of attorney</span> was executed.</p></section></text><history>2010, cc. 455, 632, &#xA7; 26-78; 2012, c. 614.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
