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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Any party accepting the authority of an attorney-in-fact to exercise a power granted by a power of attorney is not liable to the principal, to the heirs and assigns of the principal, or to any representative of the estate of the principal if: (1) the applicable provisions ofsections 523.17and523.18have been satisfied; (2) the provisions ofsection 523.16have been satisfied, if applicable; (3) the party has no actual notice of the revocation of the power of attorney prior to the transaction; (4) the party has no actual knowledge of the death of the principal and, if the power of attorney is not a durable power of attorney, has not received actual notice of a judicial determination that the principal is legally incapacitated or incompetent; and (5) the duration of the power of attorney specified in the power of attorney itself, if any, has not expired. A good faith purchaser from any party who has obtained an interest in property from an attorney-in-fact is not liable to the principal, the heirs or assigns of the principal, or the representative of the estate of the principal.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Minnesota Statutes Fiduciaries; Powers of Attorney (Ch. 520-523) § 523.19. Third parties held harmless - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mn/fiduciaries-powers-of-attorney-ch-520-523/mn-st-sect-523-19/
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