2006-06-09 11:00:00 · 6 answers · asked by ralovexes 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
My understanding, though I live in Australia and it may differ is that it is a legal document or agreement which gives a defined person, broad legal powers to make legal decisions on someones behalf. Power of Attorney can be appointed by someone in a healthy state of mind who wants to ensure that a trusted person has control of their affairs should anything happen or can be court appointed to a person if the other is seen to be someway incompetant of making decisions any longer in their own best interests. One can apply to become someones Power of Attorney should they feel that the person is not able to make sensible and informed decisions on their own behalf, but this has to be proven with a hearing and documentation to back up the claim that leaving them to make their own decisions is detremental to them.
There are many different types of Power Of Attorney.
General
Property
Financial
Life and Death Decisions
Limited
Specific
Medical
Military
Children's Welfare
Mental Illness
just to name a few. I'm not an expert but have been through all this with my Grandmother who now has severe late stage Dementia.
There are many sites on the internet to explain it all mor thouroughly. A good one to check out is http://www.legalhelpmate.com/power-of-attorney.
This site allows you to download the relevant forms to fill out before going to a solicitor and also explains the whole meaning of it legally. The site is helpful as it has the Laws regarding this from different countries around the world. You just click the link to your country. If it's no help type in Legal/power of attorney on a Yahoo search and it will open many sites for you. Hope this is of some assistance to you.
2006-06-09 11:29:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The power of attorney is a written document signed by a person giving another person the power to act on the signers behalf. Signing papers, checks, titles, contracts, bank accounts, and any other business in the name of the person granting the power. The person receiving the power of attorney will sign his/her name then, "attorney in fact for Granters Name." There are general power of attorneys which covers all activities and specific power of attorneys which grants powers limited to specific matters (commonly used for selling real estate when the owner has moved away). The power of attorney may expire on a date stated in the document or upon written cancellation or after a transaction is completed. Power of attorneys are signed in the precense of a notary public.
2006-06-09 11:09:19 · answer #2 · answered by okchico 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dolleyes is correct (sorry AJ).
The power of attorney allows a third-party (agent) to act on behalf of the person, as a legal representative. The authority terminates once the first person dies. Similar duties, however, are taken over by the executor of a person's estate.
2006-06-09 14:27:42 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The power of attorney is no longer in effect once the person dies
2006-06-09 11:36:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
power of attorney means that if you were to die the person you have given the power of attorney to makes your decisions (taking off life support, organ donation, etc) if you cannot. I believe it can be any person but most people have their significant other or a family member.
2006-06-09 11:06:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
means of lawyer means that the holder of the means can symbolize the fellow in criminal concerns, make clinical judgements, and different significant merchandise or moves. even if the fellow is eighteen, the fellow with the means of lawyer can act for the fellow, make clinical judgements and fiscal concerns.
2016-11-14 10:00:46 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋