Power of Attorney

Assigning Your Decision-Making to

Someone Else

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Sometimes, however,

our legal professionals are put in a

position where they do have to give legal

recommendations for an individual to

sign a Power of Attorney (POA). . .

…especially

when circumstances begin getting

difficult for that said individual

to make sound legal decisions in

specific matters or might not otherwise

have the capability of doing so.

What is a Power of Attorney?

A Power of Attorney (POA)

Is a legal document or letter giving another

person the written authority to make

decisions for a particular individual.

The individual signing the POA is

known as a guarantor, principal, or

sometimes called a DONOR

The person receiving these said rights is

called an “agent” in most jurisdictions.

This particular person is giventhe decision-making right overan individual for mattersspecified in the POA letter or

document.

A POA can have several limitations or

governing regulations,

mainly in terms of time and

legal areas of representation.

For example,

Ms Gonzalez can sign over the decision-

making rights to her sister, for all

purposes of renting her property in Los

Angeles, California, while she is away

in France.

The time limitation is based on her

being away and the legal representation

of decision-making reflects only on her

property as specified in the POA.

When do you need a Power of Attorney?

There are several circumstances that you will

consider having a Power of Attorney.

Here are several examples…

if you have to be away for extended periods

of time out of the state or the country, and

cannot be present to sign legal documents;

if you have rental property but live in a

different state or country;

if you feel that you might become physically

and/or mentally disabled to make sound

legal decisions;

if you have property, assets, minor

children, or other legal concerns, and

are not capable of making these

decisions.

A word of caution . . .

Not everyone can handle making legal

decisions on behalf of someone else.

When assigning a Power of Attorney,

always consider who and why you

have chosen a particular person to

make legal decisions for you.

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