# 16 Del. C. § 2510: § Â 2510. Relationship of advance mental health-care directive and other advance health-care directive

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T16_C25_S2510

## Section

- **Citation:** 16 Del. C. § 2510
- **Heading:** § Â 2510. Relationship of advance mental health-care directive and other advance health-care directive
- **Jurisdiction:** Delaware
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Delaware Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 2510

## Text

(a) If a direction in an advance mental health-care directive of an individual conflicts with a direction in another advance health-care directive of the individual, the later direction revokes the earlier direction to the extent of the conflict.

(b) An appointment of an agent to make decisions only for mental health care for an individual does not revoke an earlier appointment of an agent to make other health-care decisions for the individual. A later appointment revokes the authority of an agent under the earlier appointment to make decisions about mental health care unless otherwise specified in the power of attorney making the later appointment.

(c) An appointment of an agent to make health-care decisions for an individual other than decisions about mental health care made after appointment of an agent authorized to make only mental health-care decisions does not revoke the appointment of the agent authorized to make only mental health-care decisions.

## Nearby sections

- [16 Del. C. § 2501 § Â
        2501. Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T16_C25_S2501.md)
- [16 Del. C. § 2502 § Â
        2502. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T16_C25_S2502.md)
- [16 Del. C. § 2503 § Â
        2503. Capacity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T16_C25_S2503.md)
- [16 Del. C. § 2504 § Â
        2504. Presumption of capacity; overcoming presumption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T16_C25_S2504.md)
- [16 Del. C. § 2505 § Â
        2505. Notice of finding of lack of capacity; right to object.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T16_C25_S2505.md)
- [16 Del. C. § 2506 § Â
        2506. Judicial review of finding of lack of capacity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T16_C25_S2506.md)
- [16 Del. C. § 2507 § Â
        2507. Health-care instruction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T16_C25_S2507.md)
- [16 Del. C. § 2508 § Â
        2508. Power of attorney for health care.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T16_C25_S2508.md)
- [16 Del. C. § 2509 § Â
        2509. Advance mental health-care directive.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T16_C25_S2509.md)
- [16 Del. C. § 2510 § Â
        2510. Relationship of advance mental health-care directive and other advance health-care directive.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T16_C25_S2510.md)
- [16 Del. C. § 2511 § Â
        2511. Optional form.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T16_C25_S2511.md)
- [16 Del. C. § 2512 § Â
        2512. Default surrogate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T16_C25_S2512.md)
- [16 Del. C. § 2513 § Â
        2513. Disagreement among default surrogates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T16_C25_S2513.md)
- [16 Del. C. § 2514 § Â
        2514. Disqualification to act as default surrogate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T16_C25_S2514.md)

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