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 [http://www.nidus.ca Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry] provides detailed procedures for revoking a power of attorney, including a sample Notice of Revocation.
-== Can your attorney decide to quit? ==
+== Can your attorney refuse to act or decide to quit?  ==
-Yes. Your attorney must tell you, preferably in writing, that he or she does not wish to continue. When that happens, you need to notify any organizations, companies or individuals that the attorney deals with, and then you will need to make a new power of attorney.
+Yes. If your attorney wants to resign, they must put their decision in writing. The written decision is called a Notice of Resignation. They must give the written Notice of Resignation to you as the person who appointed them and to any other attorneys named in the power of attorney.
+If the adult is incapable of making decisions at the time an attorney is resigning, the attorney must also give the Notice of Resignation to a spouse, near relative, or close friend of the adult.
+[http://www.nidus.ca/ Nidus] provides detailed procedures for resigning as an attorney, including a sample Notice of Resignation.
+If your attorney resigns, you need to notify any organizations, companies or individuals that the attorney deals with, and then you will need to make a new power of attorney.
 == Does a new power of attorney cancel the old one? ==