CT SB00142

Changes the effective date of Connecticut's Uniform Power of Attorney Act from October 1, 2015 to October 1, 2016 throughout the statute.

Adds authority for agents to execute written documents in advance directing the disposition of the principal's body upon death, including cremation, burial, alkaline hydrolysis, and cryogenic preservation, and to designate individuals to have custody and control of body disposition.

Establishes both a short-form and long-form statutory power of attorney with specific notice requirements, listed powers (A through N), optional estate planning powers (O through V), and designation of successor agents.

Permits agents who are not ancestors, spouses, or descendants to use principal's property only with express authority in special instructions, and requires gifts to comply with federal gift tax exclusion limits.

Clarifies that conservators and agents under power of attorney can execute body disposition documents, and expands permitted disposition methods to include alkaline hydrolysis in addition to existing options.