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 [...]

In the post Do I Need a Lawyer to Get a Durable Power of Attorney? I list the types of questions an attorney can help you answer in preparing your durable power of attorney, but let’s also [...]

Question: Do I need to execute a new health care proxy if my named agents have moved since the document was signed in 2011? Response: No. The purpose of including addresses in legal documents is [...]

Question: I have an elderly father with late-stage Alzheimer’s disease. My sister has power of attorney for him. More than two years ago, I asked for information on his assets and [...]

Question: I have a health care proxy which is current. I have an old will but since my husband has died, the will also includes a directive that all assets should go to our children. The will is [...]

A durable power of attorney is a document through which you appoint another person (or two people) – to be your “attorney-in-fact” – to step in and manage your financial and legal affairs if and [...]