Key Takeaways: A durable power of attorney document allows a trusted person to manage your financial and legal affairs if you are unable to. Without it, family members will likely have a hard [...]

Question: I’m wondering, if someone had named agents under a health care proxy and power of attorney while they had capacity, is there any benefit to also petitioning for guardianship or [...]

Question: I had a client who was POA for her mom (not my client) and they did a POA with the bank using the bank’s POA document instead of a POA with the lawyer (trying to save money), and [...]

Question: My wife and I have absolutely no one but each other to be our agents under our powers of attorney. After one of us passes, is there a place or a kind of firm that could assume that role [...]

Question: My father is trying to create a power of attorney, but he had surgery and lost the use of his hand. How does he proceed if he is not able to sign the power of attorney form? Response: [...]

Question: My wife and I currently run a wellness center and the bulk of our clients are 55+ years in age. We are concerned that the rise in fraud and scams targeting elders will only skyrocket [...]

Question: This question is about an issue that seems to be rarely discussed. In my state, one of the standard powers of an agent under a durable power of attorney is to “resign any fiduciary [...]

Question: I have no immediate family nor close friends. I do have some distant cousins and a biological son who was adopted at birth. I’m having a hard time knowing how to start planning [...]

Question: Several years ago I was in a very bad place mentally. My son sought guardianship over me which was granted by the court. He also has POA over my health and finances. My son is not [...]

Question: This question is about an issue regarding powers of attorney (POAs) that seems to be rarely discussed. About 40 states (including my state) have adopted a version of the Uniform POA [...]