Power of Attorney

See Power of Attorney for Health CareA document that authorizes a person, called an agent, to make health care decisions in the event that the person creating the document becomes incapacitated and can no longer make his or her health care decisions. A power of attorney for health care should also set-forth desires on the use or non-use of artificial equipment and feeding tubes in the event that the creator becomes incapacitated., Financial Power of AttorneyA document that authorizes an agent, also referred to as an attorney-in-fact, to conduct financial matters on one’s behalf. A power of attorney ceases to be valid upon the incapacity of a person unless it is a Durable Power of Attorney. A power of attorney terminates at the death of the person who created it., and Durable Power of AttorneyA Financial Power of Attorney that does not terminate if the person making the power of attorney becomes incapacitated..