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Q: WHEN IS A POWER OF ATTORNEY NECESSARY?
A: Any person with assets such as a vehicle, house, business or bank
accounts should sign a legal power of attorney naming a trusted
person as agent to make decisions protecting and preserving those
assets in the event of an emergency. Say you are suddenly rendered
incompetent or called out of the country: Have you properly authorized
someone with a POA to manage your property while you
cannot? A POA is equally important in cases where
a parent needs to give temporary custodial authority of a child
to another adult, or where a person wants to appoint someone else
to make medical decisions.
Q: WHICH POWER OF ATTORNEY
IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
A: There are four principal types of Power of Attorney: A General POA, a Limited POA, a Health Care POA, and a Custodial POA for Minors. Each of
these is explained more fully below.
THE GENERAL
POWER OF ATTORNEY GRANTS BROAD POWERS.
A General POA gives the Agent broad powers over all
of the assets of the Principal, including the right to buy and sell
property, access private records, use and dispose of personal property
and essentially do anything with the Principal's property that the
Principal herself could do. Our General POA is written
to grant the broadest possible powers to cover nearly every situation
imaginable. A General POA can be either Springing
or Durable.
THE LIMITED
POWER OF ATTORNEY GRANTS SPECIFIC POWERS.
A Limited POA gives the Agent very specific powers. Usually this form
of POA is used to authorize the Agent to take a specific
action, such as accept an offer to buy the Principal's house or
use the Principal's car. A Limited POA is also referred
to as a "Special" Power of Attorney and can be either
Springing or Durable.
THE HEALTH
CARE POWER OF ATTORNEY DEALS WITH HEALTH CARE DECISIONS.
A Health Care
POA grants the Agent the power to make medical decisions
for the Principal when the Principal can't make that decision for
himself. This might occur when the Principal slips into a coma after
a motor vehicle accident. With a properly drafted Health Care POA, the Agent has authority to consult with the Principal's
physician, evaluate the risks of certain medical procedures, and
give or withhold consent for the physician to perform the procedure.
The Health Care POA only becomes effective when the
Principal is unable to make medical decisions for himself or herself
because of mental incapacity.
THE CUSTODIAL
POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR A MINOR DEALS WITH CHILDREN.
A Custodial
POA for a Minor is used when a parent or guardian
of a child needs to temporarily appoint another adult to make day-to-day
decisions for a minor child. This type of POA should
be used whenever a parent leaves his or her children with another
adult. Our Custodial POA document grants broad powers
to give the temporary guardian maximum flexibility and authority.
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FROM EASYPOWEROFATTORNEY.COM?
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attorney so that your satisfaction is guaranteed.
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