Power of Attorney
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Durable Springing General Power of Attorney for Property and Finance (Upon Disability)
The powers you grant in this type of Durable General Power of Attorney ARE EFFECTIVE ONLY IF YOU BECOME DISABLED OR INCOMPETENT. This power of attorney does not authorize anyone to make medical or other health care decisions on your behalf.
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Durable Springing General Power of Attorney for Property and Finance (Upon Disability).
The powers you grant in this type of Durable Springing General Power of Attorney ARE EFFECTIVE ONLY IF YOU BECOME DISABLED OR INCOMPETENT. This power of attorney does not authorize anyone to make medical or other health care decisions on your behalf. ...   More details

Duties of Donee or Agent.
Certain duties of a donee or agent are implied by a power of attorney unless they are specifically excluded within the power of attorney, e.g. a duty to use reasonable care in the performance of acts done on behalf of the donor; a duty to be accounta ...   More details

File a Power of Attorney in a government office.
Not requires unless the Power of Attorney is used in a real estate transaction. In that case, it must be filed in the County Clerk's office. And when you file in the County Clerk's office, the Power of Attorney is a public record open to inspection b ...   More details

Financial Power of Attorney.
A Financial Power of Attorney is very similar to a General Power of Attorney or a Durable Power of Attorney granting the Agent (Attorney-in-Fact) authority over the principal's financial matters. ...   More details

General Power of Attorney.
A General Power of Attorney allows or authorizes an individual's Agent to act or handle all legal affairs of the individual which the individual could have done himself or herself. A General Power of Attorney can include financial matters as well as ...   More details

Generally about Child Care Power of Attorney .
A Child Care Power of Attorney authorizes the Agent to have temporary custody of an unmarried minor child with whom the minor child may reside and to give to the Agent the authority to make medical decisions regarding the minor child. Parents may tra ...   More details

Grant an Agent the authority to make medical decisions for the Principal.
In some states, the proper legal instrument for delegating health-care decisions to another is called a Health Care Proxy. Neither in most states does a durable power of attorney for finances give your agent legal authority to make medical decisions. ...   More details

Health Care Power of Attorney permits.
A Health Care Power of Attorney permits an Agent to make decisions about the disabled person's medical treatment. It is also known as a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions in that the written document appointing another as the Princip ...   More details

How many copies of a Power of Attorney should I sign?
You are required to sign (execute) only one copy. However, it is not unusual for a Principal to sign several original copies. Some banks and brokerage companies have their own durable power of attorney forms. If you want your attorney-in-fact to have ...   More details