Wash. Rev. Code » Title 11 · Chapter 11.125
Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 11.125.070 (2026)

Power of attorney—Meaning and effect

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section WA-LEGapp.leg.wa.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar
The meaning and effect of a power of attorney is determined by the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the power of attorney and, in the absence of an indication of jurisdiction, by the law of the jurisdiction in which the power of attorney was executed.
[ 2016 c 209 s 107.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: In Re Matter Of The Est. Of: Albert Sooke (Wash. Ct. App. 2023).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
In Re Matter Of The Est. Of: Albert Sooke (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 3× “” RCW 11.125.070. The power of attorney in this case was executed in BC, so the court properly looked to BC law to determine whether the power of attorney authorized Polly to transfer Albert’s property.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.