Alabama · Ala. Code §§26-1A-101–26-1A-123Alabama power of attorney at closing: acknowledgment, reliance and when it ends

An Alabama power of attorney is durable unless it expressly says it ends on the principal's incapacity (Ala. Code §26-1A-104). It is signed by the principal, or by another person in the principal's conscious presence at the principal's direction, and a signature acknowledged before a notary is presumed genuine (§26-1A-105). A power executed in Alabama since January 1, 2012 is valid if it meets §26-1A-105; one executed elsewhere is valid if it met that place's law or Alabama law, and a photocopy or electronic copy has the original's effect unless another statute says otherwise (§26-1A-106). It ends at the principal's death or revocation, among other events, and an agent's authority ends when a divorce or annulment action is filed, unless the power says otherwise (§26-1A-110(a)–(b)). A person relying in good faith on an acknowledged power is protected and may ask for the agent's certification, a translation or an opinion of counsel (§26-1A-119).