Q: WHEN IS A POWER OF ATTORNEY NECESSARY?
A: Any person with assets such as a vehicle, house, business or bank accounts should sign a legal power of attorney naming a trusted person as agent to make decisions protecting and preserving those assets in the event of an emergency. Say you are suddenly rendered incompetent or called out of the country: Have you properly authorized someone with a POA to manage your property while you cannot? A POA is equally important in cases where a parent needs to give temporary custodial authority of a child to another adult, or where a person wants to appoint someone else to make medical decisions.

Q: WHICH POWER OF ATTORNEY IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
A: There are four principal types of Power of Attorney: A General POA, a Limited POA, a Health Care POA, and a Custodial POA for Minors. Each of these is explained more fully below.

THE GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY GRANTS BROAD POWERS.
A General POA gives the Agent broad powers over all of the assets of the Principal, including the right to buy and sell property, access private records, use and dispose of personal property and essentially do anything with the Principal's property that the Principal herself could do. Our General POA is written to grant the broadest possible powers to cover nearly every situation imaginable. A General POA can be either Springing or Durable.

THE LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY GRANTS SPECIFIC POWERS.
A Limited POA gives the Agent very specific powers. Usually this form of POA is used to authorize the Agent to take a specific action, such as accept an offer to buy the Principal's house or use the Principal's car. A Limited POA is also referred to as a "Special" Power of Attorney and can be either Springing or Durable.

THE HEALTH CARE POWER OF ATTORNEY DEALS WITH HEALTH CARE DECISIONS.
A Health Care POA grants the Agent the power to make medical decisions for the Principal when the Principal can't make that decision for himself. This might occur when the Principal slips into a coma after a motor vehicle accident. With a properly drafted Health Care POA, the Agent has authority to consult with the Principal's physician, evaluate the risks of certain medical procedures, and give or withhold consent for the physician to perform the procedure. The Health Care POA only becomes effective when the Principal is unable to make medical decisions for himself or herself because of mental incapacity.

THE CUSTODIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR A MINOR DEALS WITH CHILDREN.
A Custodial POA for a Minor is used when a parent or guardian of a child needs to temporarily appoint another adult to make day-to-day decisions for a minor child. This type of POA should be used whenever a parent leaves his or her children with another adult. Our Custodial POA document grants broad powers to give the temporary guardian maximum flexibility and authority.

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