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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 457.060 (2026)

Validity of power of attorney

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(1) A power of attorney executed in this state on or after July 14, 2018, is valid if its execution complies with KRS 457.050.

(2) A power of attorney executed in this state before July 14, 2018, is valid if its execution complied with the law of this state as it existed at the time of execution.

(3) A power of attorney executed other than in this state is valid in this state if, when the power of attorney was executed, the execution complied with:

(a) The law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the power of attorney pursuant to KRS 457.070; or

(b) The requirements for a military power of attorney pursuant to 10 U.S.C. sec. 1044b, as amended.

(4) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original power of attorney has the same effect as the original.

(5) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a power of attorney that complies with this chapter is valid. Effective: July 14, 2018 History: Created 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2018.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2023–2026 · leading case: Annette Wiley, Individually & as Adm'x & Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Charlotte Blair v. Masonic Homes of Kentucky, Inc. D/B/A Masonic Home of Louisville (Ky. 2024).
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Annette Wiley, Individually & as Adm'x & Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Charlotte Blair v. Masonic Homes of Kentucky, Inc. D/B/A Masonic Home of Louisville (Ky. 2024). · cites it 15× “The Court of Appeals held the POA was valid because another statute, KRS 457.060, provides, in relevant part, (1) A power of attorney executed in this state on or after July 14, 2018 is valid if its execution complies with KRS 457.”
Masonic Homes of Kentucky, Inc. D/B/A Masonic Home of Louisville v. Annette Wiley, Individually & as Adm'x & Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Charlotte Blair (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 9× “460 and KRS 457.060. “The general rule in Kentucky is that the amended version of a statute [is not] applied retroactively to events which occurred prior to the effective date of the amendment unless the amendment expressly provides for retroactive application.”
Rowan (W.D. Ky. 2026). · cites it 2× “Specifically, the court looked to KRS 457.060, which remains unchanged after the 2020 amendments and states that “[a] power of attorney executed in this state on or after July 14, 2018 is valid if its execution complies with KRS 457.”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 457.060(1): 3 cases
Annette Wiley, Individually & as Adm'x & Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Charlotte Blair v. Masonic Homes of Kentucky, Inc. D/B/A Masonic Home of Louisville (Ky. 2024). “The Court of Appeals held the POA was valid because another statute, KRS 457.060, provides, in relevant part, (1) A power of attorney executed in this state on or after July 14, 2018 is valid if its execution complies with KRS 457.”
Masonic Homes of Kentucky, Inc. D/B/A Masonic Home of Louisville v. Annette Wiley, Individually & as Adm'x & Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Charlotte Blair (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “460 and KRS 457.060. “The general rule in Kentucky is that the amended version of a statute [is not] applied retroactively to events which occurred prior to the effective date of the amendment unless the amendment expressly provides for retroactive application.”
Rowan (W.D. Ky. 2026). “Specifically, the court looked to KRS 457.060, which remains unchanged after the 2020 amendments and states that “[a] power of attorney executed in this state on or after July 14, 2018 is valid if its execution complies with KRS 457.”
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