Category Archives: Power of Attorney

Why fill-in forms suck! Part 3: Power of Attorney

Click here for Part 1: Over the Counter Formed Wills
Click here for Part 2: Over the Counter Divorces
When I went to waste money buy the first packet – Over the Counter Wills kit – I also picked up a General Power of Attorney kit made by the same people. It cost me about $10.00 [...]

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An Affair to Remember

There’s a really interesting article this week at Slate. [An Affair to Remember: She was 82. He was 95. They had dementia. They fell in love. And then they started having sex.]
The article recounts the story of Bob and Dorothy who met each other at an assisted living community. [...]

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Durable Power of Attorney vs. Springing Power of Attorney

A power of attorney (POA) in general is a legal document that allows someone else to speak and act on your behalf. You give a power of attorney to someone who is then called an attorney-in-fact (as oppose to an attorney-at-law who are lawyers). The uses of a POA are many. Some [...]

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