subject: Power of Attorney form – A Guide for Everyone Who Is New To It [print this page] Power of Attorney form A Guide for Everyone Who Is New To It
Power of attorney is actually a power that is transferred from one person to the other in a legal way. It is basically a document in which someone is appointed at the place of the person who is signing the deed to act on your behalf on various matters that you mention in the document. It can either be started to act upon the moment it is made or it can even be implemented after the person, who appoints someone at his place as a care taker, becomes mentally incapable to look after his resources or some issues that have been mentioned in the document. However, a simple power of attorney should not be confused with the Medical Power of Attorney. In the former, you cannot designate anyone else to take medical decisions for you while on the other hand, the latter is especially designed for transferring the medical authority to someone you trust. It has its own conditions and features, which are different from what we are discussing here.
The Power of Attorney Form is easily available at court offices and at various government websites. It is either free to buy or you may have to pay a very small fee to download the printable form. This is what the form comprises of:
The first part is called the Governing Law', where you have to mention the name of your country and the state.
The second part is called the Principal'; this is the person who wants someone to act on his behalf. The name, gender, and address of this person has to be mentioned in this section.
The next section is headed as Attorney-In-Fact'. This is for the person who will act on the principal's behalf. Name and address of that person has to be mentioned here.
Then you have to specify the type of power of attorney - whether it is durable or ordinary.
The next section is known as the Attorney-in-fact Powers'. This section mentions the powers that are transferred to the attorney-in-fact.
You then have to mention any restrictions that you need to put on your attorney.
After this, select other attorney-in-fact issues
Then you have to mention if the power will terminate after any specific time or is it for good.
Signatures and date is the last thing on the forms.
