{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-obligations-law-5-1501a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Obligations Law § 5-1501a","heading":"Power of attorney not affected by incapacity","body":"§ 5-1501A. Power of attorney not affected by incapacity. 1. A power of\nattorney is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated\nby the incapacity of the principal.\n  2. The subsequent incapacity of a principal shall not revoke or\nterminate the authority of an agent who acts under a durable power of\nattorney. All acts done during any period of the principal's incapacity\nby an agent pursuant to a durable power of attorney shall have the same\neffect and inure to the benefit of and bind a principal and his or her\ndistributees, devisees, legatees and personal representatives as if such\nprincipal had capacity. If a guardian is thereafter appointed for such\nprincipal, such agent, during the continuance of the appointment, shall\naccount to the guardian rather than to such principal.","path":["General Obligations Law","Article 5. Creation, Definition and Enforcement of Contractual Obligations","Title 15. Statutory Short Form and Other Powers of Attorney For Financial and Estate Planning"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GOB/5-1501A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"6f7450779e04e9de3489646cdcf7836b7aa6cf1f2cf757b3c8d0185560666ef8","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-obligations-law-5-1501","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-obligations-law-5-1501b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}