The purpose of a Living Will declaration is to document your wish that life-sustaining treatment, including artificially or technologically supplied nutrition and hydration, be withheld or withdrawn if you are unable to make informed medical decisions and are in a terminal condition or in a permanently unconscious state.
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A Medical Power of Attorney gives specific instructions, prepared in advance, that are intended to direct medical care for an individual if he or she becomes unable to do so in the future. Plainly speaking, a Medical Power of Attorney is made in anticipation of a medical emergency. If you are in an accident or
A general Power of Attorney is used by the principal to allow the agent to handle all of his or her affairs during a period of time when he or she is not capable of doing so, for example, when the principal is traveling out of the country for a long time span or when
A Durable Power of Attorney authorizes the principal’s named representative [attorney-in-fact] to continue to act for him or her after he or she become incapacitated; the legal document must contain the words, “This Power of Attorney shall not be affected by my disability” or “This Power of Attorney shall become effective upon my disability” or
Through a limited Power of Attorney, the “principal” can authorize another person, i. e. “agent”, to carry out specified tasks on his or her behalf for limited time duration or only under certain circumstances. The Power of Attorney is therefore “limited” or tailored to meet the needs of a particular transaction or set of transactions
The Oxford dictionary defines a Power of Attorney as “the authority to act for another person in specified legal or financial matters”. Simply speaking, a Power of Attorney establishes a fiduciary relationship between two individuals – the principal and named representative [attorney-in-fact].
By: KENT PINKERTONThe Oxford dictionary defines a Power of Attorney as “the authority to act for another person in specified legal or financial matters”. In other words, granting someone a power of attorney empowers that person to manage your financial or legal affairs within defined boundaries. The person authorizing the other to act is the
A real estate Power of Attorney grants legal authority to another party or agent to make financial decisions regarding the principal’s real property, including purchase and sale. In particular, the Power of Attorney provides the authority to negotiate, purchase, sell, convey, transfer, mortgage, preserve, or dispose of the real estate property (or properties) mentioned in
A Power of Attorney is a legal document that evidences the creation of a liaison between two people who are designated as “principal” and “agent”. Through this document, the principal authorizes the agent to act on his or her behalf. A Power of Attorney can be general, so that the agent can conduct any sort
The purpose of a Living Will declaration is to document your wish that life-sustaining treatment, including artificially or technologically supplied nutrition and hydration, be withheld or withdrawn if you are unable to make informed medical decisions and are in a terminal condition or in a permanently unconscious state.
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A Living Will is a legal document addressing only deathbed considerations; a client unilaterally declares his/her desire that life-prolonging measures be discontinued when there is no hope of ultimate recovery.
A Living Will is a legal document addressing only deathbed considerations; a client unilaterally declares his/her desire that life-prolonging measures be discontinued when there is no hope of ultimate recovery.
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An important part of lifetime planning is the Power of Attorney An important part of lifetime planning is the Power of Attorney. Valid in all states, these documents give one or more persons the power to act on your behalf. The power may be limited to a particular activity (e.g., closing the sale of your
No one can foresee problems that may arise should he become incapacitated. Yet, you can avoid negative consequences of unforeseen problems by creating Living Wills and Healthcare Power of Attorneys (HCPOA).
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An important part of lifetime planning is the Power of Attorney. Valid in all states, these documents give one or more persons the power to act on your behalf. The power may be limited to a particular activity (e.g., closing the sale of your home) or general in its application, empowering one or more persons
t is a written legal document that, in its simplest form, establishes a fiduciary relationship between two individuals. Essentially, it gives someone the authority to act on your behalf. The person that appoints a Power of Attorney is commonly referred to as the “principal” and the person that they appoint is referred to as the
At present, many people have not planned for their potential incompetence. There are number of legal devices that are readily available to assist people in expressing their wishes in advance. Two of these devices include a Durable Power of Attorney for Financial Decisions (General Durable Power of Attorney), and Durable Power of Attorney for Health
There’s more to estate planning than deciding who will get your money after you die. Estate Planning also means deciding who will manage your business and legal affairs if you ever become incapacitated. What You Should Know A Power of Attorney is a legal document in which you give another person legal authority to act
You as an individual and principal must in creating a power of attorney give someone else the power to make decisions on your behalf. They will be the attorney-in-fact or agent, which is the person who will be sure to carry out your wishes. A power of attorney specifically outlines the powers that you allow