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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a)(1) A supported decisionmaking agreement is effective until it is terminated in one of the following ways:
(A) By the adult with a disability.
(B) By all supporters.
(C) By the terms of the agreement.
(D) By the death of the adult with a disability.
(E) All supporters are no longer eligible to serve pursuant to Section 21002.
(2) Any party may choose to terminate their participation in the agreement at any time by providing written or oral notice of the termination to all parties to the agreement. An adult with a disability may terminate a supported decisionmaking agreement by other conduct intended to communicate termination, including by canceling, defacing, obliterating, burning, tearing, or otherwise destroying the supported decisionmaking agreement or directing another in the presence of the adult with a disability to destroy the supported decisionmaking agreement.
(b) If there is more than one supporter, the termination by one supporter does not terminate the supported decisionmaking agreement with respect to other supporters.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 21006 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/welfare-and-institutions-code/wic-sect-21006/
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