On June 12, 2021, New York’s new Power of Attorney law (A.5630-A/S.3923-A) went into effect. As a reminder, the law simplifies New York’s Power of Attorney form and implements penalties for improper rejection of a New York Power of Attorney by third parties. A Power of Attorney that was executed under a prior version of
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New York Modifies Power of Attorney Law to Simplify Form
By David J. Choyne on
Posted in Legislation
Marta J. Paczkowska, Law Clerk at Cole Schotz, co-authored this blog.
On December 15, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that simplifies New York’s Power of Attorney form and implements penalties for improper rejection of a New York Power of Attorney by third parties.
The new law (A.5630-A/S.3923-A), which goes into effect…