what is the difference of power of attorney and durable power of attorney?
2007-12-16 14:15:53 · 6 answers · asked by JANET 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
A Power of Attorney is a document in which you appoint someone else to act on your behalf on matters that you specify. It can be made to start immediately, or upon mental incapacity. It CANNOT be used to designate someone to make medical decisions for you in the event that you are unable.
A DURABLE Power of attorney is for designating someone else to act on your behalf on matters of your healthcare. Should you become unable to make decisions for yourself - the person whom you designate in the durable power of atty - can make those decisions for you.
2007-12-16 14:27:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Power of attorneys are mostly for financial and business and a durable is the right to oversee medical stuff.
Edit: That wasn't totally clear. What it means is that if the person that the power of attorney is for gets incapacitated due to some medical problem, a durable power of attorney is still effective and the person who has it can still due stuff including medical stuff if the POA covers that. A regular one would be ineffective.
2007-12-16 14:19:27 · answer #2 · answered by Eisbär 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A durable power of attorney is one that remains valid when the grantor is no longer able to act in his own right.
A 'normal' power of attorney ceases to be vaild if the person who grants it becomes incompetent.
Richard
2007-12-16 14:22:02 · answer #3 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
what rights do the medical power of attorney have
2015-10-22 08:04:50 · answer #4 · answered by Peggy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-09-20 09:53:45 · answer #5 · answered by Joann 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2015-09-22 09:10:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋