| If you're like most of us that worry about our future | | | | Consider this, what if you were buying assets and you |
| and protecting our property/estate then you need to | | | | couldn't be there that day, your declared Power of |
| know how executing a Power of Attorney form can | | | | Attorney could make that legal transaction for you on |
| protect you. | | | | your behalf. A Power of Attorney is not simply for |
| All 50 of the U.S. states have a Power of Attorney | | | | convenience though. What if you were incapable of |
| form that you can use to give one or more person(s) | | | | acting on your own behalf because of an illness, |
| the right to act on your behalf, which you can limit to | | | | unconsciousness, or because of an accident; your |
| one specific activity, situation, and/or event in the | | | | Power of Attorney could make those vital, life-saving |
| future. Also, if you wanted you could empower | | | | decisions, and have the directive along with the legal |
| someone to act on your behalf for a variety of tasks. | | | | authority to inform the medical staff of your healthcare |
| A Power of Attorney can be either immediately | | | | wishes. Some people get more specifically what is |
| effective or it can be exercised exclusively on the | | | | called a Healthcare Power of Attorney form that |
| occurrence of an event in the future. In the Power of | | | | empowers someone to act on your behalf just for a |
| Attorney you may specify whether the right to act on | | | | medical situation/event. |
| your behalf is temporary, continuous or permanent. | | | | In some situations where you are unable to manage |
| If later on you decide you want to revoke the Power | | | | your own personal or business affairs, and you don't |
| of Attorney given to the declared person(s) you can | | | | have a Power of Attorney, then the court may |
| do so. You will need to file a form called a Revocation | | | | appoint someone to act for you. You will not have a |
| of Power of Attorney form. Some states may require | | | | say as to who maybe appointed. However, if you |
| a "revocation copy" along with your Revocation of | | | | have a Power of Attorney the right to choose a |
| Power of Attorney form. A revocation copy is a copy | | | | person to act on your behalf and the authority given to |
| of your original Power of attorney form with | | | | them is totally up to you. |
| "REVOKE" written in large letters at the center top | | | | If you have not yet filled out a Power of Attorney |
| and then signed plus dated. | | | | form, it is about time you started thinking about getting |
| You may be wondering why it might be necessary to | | | | one. It will remain valid as soon as you sign it and it will |
| give anyone else the power to act on your behalf. | | | | stay valid until you die or when you revoke it. |