What is a Power of Attorney?

It is a document that allows you to appoint a person that you trust to make decisions for you in certain circumstances. The types of decisions that you can allow someone else to make include financial/legal decisions, and/or personal health decisions, such as what you want to happen should you end up on life support with no chance of recovery. You can nominate someone to make financial/legal decisions at any time. You can only nominate someone to make personal health decisions at a time when you lack the capacity to do so yourself. This is typically if you become psychologically impaired.

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