Power of Attorney
Gives someone legal authority to act on your behalf. Without it, others may make crucial decisions for you, even if you’re married.
Power of attorney
Power of attorney is a document that gives a person the legal authority to act on your behalf. Although you may be married, you cannot assume that your spouse will have the right to make decisions about your medical care or financial affairs. Without establishing a California power of attorney, other people will make decisions for you and this is a risk you should not take.
It is important to appoint someone you trust to make important decisions for you. Problems arise with aging issues for the elderly such as Alzheimer’s, dementia and stroke. Anyone can have an auto accident that creates physical disabilities. Setting up a power of attorney can have tremendous benefits in such cases.
Power Of Attorney For Financial Matters (Durable Power of Attorney)
A financial power of attorney is a document that allows your selected representative legal authority to act on your behalf regarding financial matters. This person, typically referred to as your agent or attorney-in-fact, must act to make the best decisions for you when you are not able. Whether these decisions involve business operations and transactions or signing certain financial documents, this person will act in your best interest.
Power Of Attorney For Health Care (Advanced Health Care Directive)
When you have a power of attorney services for health care, the document designates a person responsible for making medical decisions for you in an emergency. A health care directive should be as detailed as possible to meet all your needs and address issues such as cremation and organ donation. The document takes effect once a doctor declares you lack the capacity to make your health care decisions for yourself.
Who Needs A California Advanced Health Care Directive?
The Advance Heath Care Directive is a document that California law allows you to appoint a trusted person to be your agent to make health care decisions (or to direct your doctor whether to withdraw life support if you were in a coma and near death) at the time you are no longer able to do so (incapacitated).
If you are not capable to make your own health care decisions (due to possible coma, or severe dementia) you cannot give your consent to medical procedures, such as consenting to surgery or other medical treatment.
Today’s doctors and hospitals will require medical decisions to be made by an appointed health care agent or court appointed Conservator before they will act, especially if there is a conflict among family members.
Also, if the person who you feel should be making these medical decisions is not your spouse, your wishes and directions may be ignored unless you appointed them as you health care agent in an Advance Health Care Directive.
The Advance Heath Care Directive is a simple document that gives your family directions and an understanding of your wishes and the medical community will accept your personal representative’s directions.
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