                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PERSONAL AND FAMILY MAINTENANCE (§ 64.2-1634)

A. Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of
attorney granting general authority with respect to personal and family
maintenance authorizes the agent to:

   1. Perform the acts necessary to maintain the customary standard of living of
   the principal, the principal&#8217;s spouse, and the following individuals,
   whether living when the power of attorney is executed or later born:
   				a. The individuals legally entitled to be supported by the principal; and
   				b. The individuals whom the principal has customarily supported or
   indicated the intent to support;

   2. Make periodic payments of child support and other family maintenance
   required by a court or governmental agency or an agreement to which the
   principal is a party;

   3. Provide living quarters for the individuals described in subdivision 1 by:
   				a. Purchase, lease, or other contract; or
   				b. Paying the operating costs, including interest, amortization payments,
   repairs, improvements, and taxes, for premises owned by the principal or
   occupied by those individuals;

   4. Provide normal domestic help, usual vacations and travel expenses, and
   funds for shelter, clothing, food, appropriate education, including
   postsecondary and vocational education, and other current living costs for the
   individuals described in subdivision 1;

   5. Pay expenses for necessary health care and custodial care on behalf of the
   individuals described in subdivision 1;

   6. Act as the principal&#8217;s personal representative pursuant to the Health
   Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, &#xA7;&#xA7; 1171 through 1179
   of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. &#xA7; 1320d, as amended, and applicable
   regulations, in making decisions related to the past, present, or future
   payment for the provision of health care consented to by the principal or
   anyone authorized under the law of the Commonwealth to consent to health care
   on behalf of the principal;

   7. Continue any provision made by the principal for automobiles or other means
   of transportation, including registering, licensing, insuring, and replacing
   them, for the individuals described in subdivision 1;

   8. Maintain credit and debit accounts for the convenience of the individuals
   described in subdivision 1 and open new accounts; and

   9. Continue payments incidental to the membership or affiliation of the
   principal in a religious institution, club, society, order, or other
   organization or to continue contributions to those organizations.

B. Authority with respect to personal and family maintenance is neither
dependent upon, nor limited by, authority that an agent may or may not have with
respect to gifts under this chapter.

HISTORY: 2010, cc. 455, 632, § 26-107; 2012, c. 614.