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A medical power of attorney document gives you the right to designate a person or organization to act on your behalf for medical services, in the event that you are found incompetent and can no longer participate in your health care decisions. This is when you can not act on your behalf. The agent will have the ability to make all health care related decisions for you. This can occur when you are unconscious, mentally incompetent or for any other reason that you can not make these decisions for yourself. For example, you are conscious but found to have Alzheimer disease or other mental health issues that render you unable to make reasonable choices. Within this document there may also be wording that expresses your wishes to receive life-sustaining procedures or wording that is similar to living will wording. This clause is a good idea in the event that you are in a coma or terminally ill. This ensures that the agent follows your wishes and can make the appropriate decisions for you. However, even when these are added to the document, your wishes should still be discussed with the agent thoroughly, to make sure they understand what their responsibilities will be.

A medical power of attorney agent is different then just a living will. A living will only expresses whether you want to receive life-sustaining procedures and care. While a health attorney can actually make decisions and choices concerning your health care and well-being. Both of these documents are considered advanced health care directives. Advanced health care directives means that you have given your wishes and power to someone else to make health related decisions for you in the event that you are no longer able to make them yourself. These are considered future decisions, however they can occur sooner. Each states rules with these documents is different and some states require a separate document in-conjunction with the medical power of attorney document to be signed. This is an advanced health care directive document and it will combine the medical power of attorney rules and the living will rules together.

Furthermore, even when there is a medical power of attorney agent appointed, you can still give directions and wishes to any doctors or physicians as long as you can. The only time this document goes into effect is when you are no longer able to expresses your wishes any longer or participate in your health care choices. Choosing who or what organization will be your acting agent is very important for this reason. The choice should be made carefully to ensure that they will be acting in your best interests, as well as the best interests of your health.

Question by mdj: Power of Attorney for multiple people?
My mom is flying to Jordan to act on behalf of my three siblings and I in a legal/financial matter. We are all adults and all of us have decided to give her power of attorney to act on our behalf.

Do we need to file 4 separate power of attorney forms?
Or will one form with all of our names on it do?
(Because processing each form cost about $ 100)

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Answer by WATCHDOG
You must be going through a law firm or some other agency, you can download a free form for POA and each sign one in front of a notary with a witness, the cost would probably be under 5.00 dollars for each form. Other than that contacting the company/entity in Jordan and see what they will accept would be an alternative.}{

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Question by full blooded american: what power of attorney forms do i need to make health care decisions for a parent?
they are in a nursing home, not of sound mind and keep trying to leave the home. right now, i have no legal means of stopping them.

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Answer by INSOMNIAC
The nursing home will have medical POA forms and they can help you process them if not go to you local hospital social service office and they can provide one for you.~

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Question by tadertotretard: Legal Medical Power of Attorney?
Does this over ride any laws as far as a hippa form. Am having problems with my step mother putting one us on our fathers hippa form so we can at least know what his medical condition is and how severe it is. My sister has Legal Medical Power of Attorney.

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Answer by helpme1
As far as I know it does. Because it expresses the patients wishes. consult an attorney in your state.

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Question by Sorcha: Where can I find the best free Power of Attorney Form online for my situation?
I am a 19 year-old student who will be studying abroad for the next 6 months. I want to fill out a form so that my mom can deal with any legal matters that may come up while I’m gone.

I’ve found several free forms online already but they’re all very different so I’m confused. I don’t want to go through all the hassel of filling one out that isn’t regulation.

I would appreciate help with…

1) finding the right (free) form for my situation online

2) instructions as to what I do after filling out the form

3) how do I notarize the form?

Thank you!

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Answer by Ellaine E
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms

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A child power of attorney, also known as an authorization to care for child, is used when the parent or legal guardian has to temporarily appoint an adult relative or friend to handle and manage the child or childrens affairs. It is a legal document which gives another person the authority to take care of the minor child or children and make decisions in regards to the minor child or children’s well being. This can be done when there has been a hardship, illness, death or other issues have occurred that are preventing the legal parent or guardian from being able to take care for the child or children temporarily. It can be used for when a parent will be out of the country due to business or military service as well. There are also instances when a child power of attorney is used when a home has been destroyed or the area that the family lives such as a natural disaster. In these cases an appointment can still be made for another person to take care of the child or children temporarily until the situation has been resolved. The parent is not giving up their parental rights, however. They are only giving temporary power to another person so that the child or children will still be taken care of, including schooling decisions, medical decisions and other affairs that pertain to the child or children.

When a person is appointed as the agent or attorney-in-fact in case of an emergency in a child power of attorney, they should live near where the child or children live and attend school and participate in regular activities. The appointment can be made without going through a court approval process. The form is completed and executed by completing and signing the form in front of a notary public. It must be signed by the parent. It cannot be signed by the person appointed as the agent or attorney-in-fact and only the parent or legal guardian can choose and appoint an agent or attorney-in-fact in a child power of attorney. Again, the parent or legal guardian can at any time revoke the agent or attorney-in-fact’s authority.

Even though the appointment is temporary, a person needing to complete a child power of attorney form should still consider carefully the person that is chosen. Again, a parent can revoke the agent or attorney-in-fact’s authority at any time, however the parent will want to ensure that the person that will be taking care of their child or children will act in the best interest of the child or children. They will be making decisions that can greatly impact the family during this time and making sure that they understand what the parent wants for their child or children before hand will eliminate any confusion or problems later.

Question by FellOffTheWagon: How do I get a legal form drafted properly?
I need a legal form drafted, but I’m unsure how to word it and lawyers are expensive. I need something like:

“I, Jonathon Creel, being of sound mind, blah blah blah.”

I don’t want to give my wife power of attorney over me, but in the event someone tries to have me committed, I want her to be the only person with the power to do so.

How do I word such a document so it’s legally binding after it’s notarized?

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Answer by Jessica
Notarizing something does NOT make it legally binding. A notary public is only a witness to the signing of a document. S/he does not check the wording. You just appear before a notary public and produce ID that shows who you are, and when s/he’s satisfied, you sign the document in his/her presence.

The way to get a document worded properly is to have a lawyer draw it up, or at least check it over. Yes, lawyers are expensive, but having a document improperly worded is even more expensive to unsnarl.

And I don’t think that you can do what you want, anyway. I think that a certain number of doctors are needed to have someone committed, not a spouse.

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Question by butterfly: Power of Attorney?
Both parents have lost use of their hands. Cannot sign documents. Dad wants to make me power of attorney (for financial matters). Mom is undecided. Everything they own, checking, savings, etc. is in both of their names. If my Dad completes a power of attorney form, with all the legal signatures, (except for his), (can this be done with his verbal approval), (or possibly a X signature) as long as it is witnessed, is this considered a legal document for me to take care of their financial affairs.

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A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney by which an adult person, called the “principal”, designates another person as his or her “attorney-in-fact”. An “Attorney-in-Fact” is one who acts as an agent or representative of another and has been given the authority to act in that person???s behalf.

It is a written document and in West Virginia it must contain the words indicating that the Power of Attorney shall not be affected by the disability or incapacity of the principal or that the power of attorney shall only become effective upon the disability or incapacity of the principal. The intention of the principal is that he or she will have an agent to act according to his or her wishes in the event that they are unable to do so.

In West Virginia all acts done by an attorney-in-fact, during any period of disability or incapacity of the principal, will have the same effect and agreements made will be binding to his successors as if the principal were competent and not disabled.

After a durable power of attorney is executed in West Virginia, the court, within the principalâ??s permanent residence, may appoint a guardian or trustee of the estate who would manage all of the principalâ??s property, except for any written specified exclusions. The guardian or trustee has the power to revoke or amend the attorney-in-factâ??s duties.

In West Virginia the principal may also nominate, in his power of attorney document, a guardian of his estate if protective proceedings for the principalâ??s person or estate are recommended or felt to be necessary.

If the attorney-in-fact initiates agreements or contracts, without knowledge of the principalâ??s death, and is acting in good faith for the principal, any action he has taken is valid and binds his successors to such agreements. The same applies to the attorney-in-factâ??s actions when the power of attorney is revoked or terminated. Any commitments made during a time when he is not aware that the power of attorney has been revoked or terminated are valid, legal and binding.

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A limited power of attorney is used for a very specific purpose that can be clearly defined when a power of attorney is needed. The agent or attorney-in-fact that is appointed does not have control over the person’s entire life, only the specified authority granted to them in the limited power of attorney. In these cases, these types of power of attorney forms are usually used for financial transactions and the sales of real estate or personal property such as motor vehicles. Again, this appointment has no control or influence over any other aspect of the person’s life. They can only make decisions in a limited area and within limited parameters.

With a limited power of attorney, it can be given to a person or organization for a specific dealing. The person or organization has the authority to do what is specified in the limited power of attorney until it expires or it is revoked. The authority granted to the agent or attorney-in-fact can last as long as needed or include a specific date that it will expire. Most anything a person can do themselves can also be done through an agent or attorney-in-fact appointed in a limited power of attorney.

There are a number of reasons that a limited power of attorney may be used. However, these are not the only reasons and there are many more, as long as they are not disallowed by state law. Some of the power or authority granted to an agent or attorney-in-fact can include:

Any and all banking transactionsSafety deposit box entryUS security transactionsDebt collectionsReal estate salesReal estate managementReal estate purchasesBorrowing moneyManagement of a businessGovernment issuesFinancial decision makingGift giving and real estate planningBuying and selling vehiclesBuying and selling of other property, such as jewelry, furniture or electronicsThe signing of paychecksMoving dealingsShipping and storing items and goodsCustodial care of childrenChild medical care

A limited power of attorney is used when a person can not take care of the business themselves. For example, when the person will be out of the country, or there are other commitments or health reasons that stop them from being able to complete the task themselves.

Giving someone limited power of attorney status is different from state to state, however it usually entails filling out a form and signing off on the document. The limited power of attorney form can also be revoked at any time and for any reason as well. The person still has complete control over their life and the status of the limited power of attorney appointment.

Choosing an agent or attorney-in-fact for a limited power of attorney should still be considered carefully to make sure that they will carry out the person’s wishes correctly and will act in the best interest of the person.