Power Of Attorney


A Power of Attorney is a legal document that grants another person legal authority to act on your behalf. Power of Attorney can be very flexible, and there are different types available.

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For example, a Durable Power of Attorney allows someone to act for you if you become incapacitated or disabled, and allows them to make financial and healthcare decisions for you. A Springing Power of Attorney is one that becomes effective only upon incompetency. There is also a Short Form Power of Attorney, typically used with financial institutions.

In a short form, the following powers can be chosen:

  1. real property transactions
  2. tangible personal property transactions
  3. bond, share, and commodity transactions
  4. banking transactions
  5. business operating transactions
  6. insurance transactions
  7. beneficiary transactions
  8. gift transactions
  9. fiduciary transactions
  10. claims and litigation
  11. family maintenance
  12. benefits from military service
  13. records, reports and statements

Power of Attorney is usually used in conjunction with a Will or Living Trust. This combination of documents allows pre-death estate planning.

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