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Having a power of attorney ensures that you choose someone to act for you when you are unable to handle your affairs. Without one, the courts will decide.

Your durable power of attorney is a big document. That is the paper you signed, as principal, naming someone to be your agent to handle financial matters on your behalf.

A medical power of attorney is a legal assignment that gives someone the authority to make medical decisions on your behalf if you are incapacitated. By definition, you must make this a durable ...

A durable power of attorney means the document will outlast your disability. In other words, the POA will remain valid should you become hurt, sick or cognitively impaired.

The Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare and Healthcare Directive documents are available for free online, without having to pay an expensive attorney.

If you wrongfully refuse to accept a valid power of attorney, then Brad or Jane can sue you and recover court costs and attorneys’ fees. The deadlines you need to remember are 10, 7 and 5.

1. Durable Power of Attorney for Non-Medical Decisions Once a child attains majority age (age 18 in most states), the child is of legal age to make the child's own decisions.