Durable power of attorney is a legal document that allows one with the power to take legal action in your favor once you are medically incapacitated. These documents ensure that all your medical and financial decisions are made as per your direction stated in your durable power of attorney. The person who makes these decisions on your behalf is termed as attorney-in-fact or sometimes the...

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A power of attorney may include powers regarding personal care decisions, such as the power to determine where the principal will live, to arrange the provision of meals, hire household employees, provide transportation, and handle mail, and to arrange recreation and entertainment.