52.14 Term of agreement; revocation.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a supported decision-making agreement extends until terminated by either party or by the terms of the agreement.
(2) A supported decision-making agreement is terminated if any of the following is true:
(a) County adult protective services substantiated an allegation of neglect or abuse by the supporter.
(b) The supporter is found criminally liable for conduct described under par. (a).
(c) There is a restraining order against the supporter as described under s. 813.123.
(3) An adult with a functional impairment may revoke his or her supported decision-making agreement and invalidate the supported decision-making agreement at any time by doing any of the following:
(a) Canceling, defacing, obliterating, burning, tearing, or otherwise destroying the supported decision-making agreement or directing another in the presence of the adult with a functional impairment to so destroy the supported decision-making agreement.
(b) Executing a statement, in writing, that is signed and dated by the adult with a functional impairment, expressing his or her intent to revoke the supported decision-making agreement.
(c) Verbally expressing the intent of the adult with a functional impairment to revoke the supported decision-making agreement, in the presence of 2 witnesses.
(4) Unless the supported decision-making agreement provides a different method for the supporter's resignation, a supporter may resign by giving notice to the adult with a functional impairment.
NOTE: Section 52.14 was created as s. 53.14 by 2017 Wis. Act 345 and renumbered to s. 52.14 by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2.
History: 2017 a. 345; s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2.; Stats. 2017 s. 52.14; s. 35.17 correction in (2) (intro.).
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