{"id":68,"date":"2014-01-12T00:40:42","date_gmt":"2014-01-12T00:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastforwardstories.com\/?p=705"},"modified":"2023-11-11T11:53:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T11:53:04","slug":"power-of-attorney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylegaladvocate.com\/power-of-attorney\/","title":{"rendered":"Power of Attorney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_0t0m4am0sb dnt=1 videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\">\n<div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/0t0m4am0sb\/swatch\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nWhat is a power of attorney and how does it work?  To keep a board game running while one player takes a break, that player could say to another &#8216;roll the dice and move for me.&#8217;  They are granting the second player power to act fully within the game rules.  This is basically what &#8216;general power of attorney&#8217; means in the rules of the legal system &#8211; authorization for one person to act legally on behalf of another person.   If the player says &#8216;roll but don&#8217;t move&#8217;, that would be called &#8216;limited power&#8217;; limited legal power-of-attorney might cover only healthcare decisions, or only property decisions.  While some legal jurisdictions accept spoken power-of-attorney decisions like this game-play example, other jurisdictions, or institutions like banks or hospitals, frequently require written or even notarized documents. 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