Make Your Own Medical & Financial Power of Attorney

US Edition

Quickly & Easily Make a Power of Attorney Form and a Living Will Form, and Protect Your Loved Ones

A power of attorney is a powerful document that allows you appoint someone you trust (called an agent) to make financial, legal, and other business decisions on your behalf. It can be stated to be "ordinary" or "durable". An Ordinary power of attorney automatically come to an end if you become incapacitated. By contrast, your agent's authority under a durable power of attorney will not come to an end, and may in fact only commence, if you become incapacitated. A power of attorney can therefore be an important tool in managing your affairs during any period of incapacity.

A healthcare power of attorney & living will enables you to appoint someone to make medical decisions on your behalf if you become unconscious, mentally incompetent, or otherwise unable to communicate decisions yourself. It also enables you to specify your wishes regarding the receipt of life sustaining medical treatments if you are permanently unconscious or suffering from a terminal illness and unable to communicate your wishes. Your physicians are ordinarily obliged to follow these instructions.

This power of attorney kit, which contains multiple power of attorney forms and living will forms, will teach you all you need to know about making a power of attorney and living will. It will:

Explain all about a power of attorney and a living will and how they work.

Introduce you to the different types of power of attorney forms.

Identify the pros and cons of using a power of attorney and living will.

Explain why you really need to have these documents.

Explore the relationship between the principal and agent, and the scope of your agent's authority to make decisions on your behalf.

Take you step-by-step through the process of making your documents.

This power of attorney book, which has been prepared by expert estate planning lawyers with decades of experience, provides you with step-by-step instructions, detailed information and all the power of attorney forms and living will forms necessary to prepare the following documents:

Ordinary Power of Attorney for Finance and Property.

Durable Power of Attorney for Finance and Property.

Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare & a Living Will.

Agent's Acceptance of Appointment (legally required in certain states).

Notice of Revocation of a Power of Attorney.

This power of attorney and living will kit will enable you to:

Appoint someone you trust to manage your legal, financial and medical affairs before, during and after any period of incapacity.

Specify your preferences for receipt of medical treatment, including end of life medical treatment.

Preserve and protect your estate during periods of incapacity.

Protect and safeguard your family.

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