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What Is A Durable Power Of Attorney?

Many people are unaware that an ordinary power of attorney is revoked, and the agent`s power to act for the principal automatically stops, if the principal becomes incapacitated. Under Missouri law, and the law of many other states, a power of attorney with proper wording may be made durable. This means that the power of […]

Power of Attorney

A power of attorney (P.O.A.) is a legal document signed before a notary public that allows a principal to designate an agent as their attorney-in-fact. In other words, a power of attorney form allows you to grant another person, such as a family member or loved one, the power to make legal decisions on your behalf. Because […]

Power Of Attorney

A power of attorney is a legal instrument used to give someone the authority to act on your behalf. The person who signs the power of attorney is called the principal. The person who is given authority to do something is called the agent or the attorney in fact. With the power of attorney, you can give someone the power to make certain financial, legal, or other decisions on your behalf. The power of attorney can be general, such as to manage your financial affairs while you are out of the country; or it can be specific, like having someone […]

What Is The Durable Power Of Attorney For Health Care?

The Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care allows an individual to specify in advance who should make health care treatment decisions for her if she should become unable to make these decisions for herself.

Health Care Power of Attorney

A health care power of attorney is a legal instrument that allows a person to make decisions about the health care of another person when that person cannot make decisions on their own behalf. Like powers of attorney in general, health care powers of attorney not only refer to the legal document but also the […]

What Is A Durable Power Of Attorney For Health Care?

An advance directive that appoints someone to make medical decisions for a person if in the future he/she cannot make his/her own medical decisions.

What Is Power Of Attorney For Health Care?

It’s a document appointing another person of your choice as your Representative to make all health care decisions for you at any point in your life if you cannot speak or make your own decisions. This is also known as a “durable power of attorney for health care.”

When Does It Apply?

The Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care applies any time the patient is unable to make heath care treatment decisions for herself. Unlike the Living Will, the patient does not need to be suffering from a terminal, incurable or irreversible condition for the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care to apply.

What Treatments Are Covered?

The Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care provides the person named as “agent” with broad powers, to provide consent or refusal for any type of medical care or treatment.

What Is An Attorney-In-Fact For Health Care Decisions?

An attorney-­in-­fact for health care decisions is a person whom you name in a document called a durable power of attorney, to make medical decisions other than withdrawal of life support systems on your behalf should you become unable to make or communicate such decisions yourself. Your attorney-­in-­fact may make certain decisions about aspects of […]