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Code · Pennsylvania · Title 20 — DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES · Chapter 58

§ 5838. Effect of divorce.

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§ 5838. Effect of divorce.
If the spouse of a principal is designated as the principal's mental health care agent and thereafter either spouse files an action in divorce, the designation of the spouse as mental health care agent shall be revoked as of the time the action is filed unless it clearly appears from the mental health power of attorney that the designation was intended to continue to be effective notwithstanding the filing of an action in divorce by either spouse.
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