After nearly a decade and a half of war, service members and their spouses are likely familiar with general powers of attorney. The most common type of power of attorney is a durable, general power of ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

What is a Power of Attorney: It’s a legal document you sign and appoint a person, called your agent, to handle legal, tax and financial matters for you if you cannot do so. Why Every Adult Needs a ...

What is a durable power of attorney? A power of attorney (POA) is a legal document authorizing an individual to handle specific matters, such as health and financial decisions, on the behalf of ...

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Power of attorney documents give one or more people the right to act as your agent when you're unavailable, incapacitated, or otherwise indisposed. Beyond more general types of POAs, specialized ...

When it comes to a power of attorney document, you don't seem to need it – until you suddenly, desperately do. Designating a power of attorney is crucial to creating a strong financial plan, but you ...

IRS Form 2848: Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative, authorizes an individual or organization to represent a taxpayer before the IRS, access conifidential tax information, and perform ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As a business person, you may have seen the term “durable power of attorney” in several situations. Power of attorney is a strange term ...

Power of attorney (POA) is a crucial legal tool that allows an individual to delegate decision-making authority to another person. Whether managing financial matters, healthcare decisions or other ...