POWER OF ATTORNEY

The time to have a Power of Attorney drawn up and signed is BEFORE you need it, not after!

Without a valid, professionally-drafted Power of Attorney in place, it may become impossible for someone to manage the financial, business and/or personal affairs of a person who becomes unable to make decisions or express his or her wishes, whether due to serious illness, unconsciousness, or loss of mental faculties due to Alzheimer's or other types of dementia.
 
If an individual hasn't signed a properly-drafted Power of Attorney while he or she was still mentally competent and able to do so, the spouse or other family members may find themselves unable to manage that person's finances, pay their bills, make important medical and life care decisions, get access to medical information, sell real estate, or otherwise act on that person's behalf without having to resort to costly and time-consuming court guardianship proceedings.

One of the most important things we do is to draft documents that allow our clients to choose a representative to take care of their financial, personal and/or medical affairs and decisions if they should become mentally or physically unable to do so themselves.

These may include:

• Durable General Power of Attorney
• Limited Power of Attorney (for limited purpose or limited time period)
• Durable Health Care Power of Attorney*

(*Click on the button to the right under "Health Care Directives" to learn more about Durable Health Care Power of Attorney)


Call us today at (610) 873-1600