Nuts and Bolts Guide: Financial Powers of Attorney

By doing advance incapacity planning an individual can stay in charge of decisions regarding their care even if they later become incapacitated. The two main legal tools used in incapacity planning are advance health care directives and financial powers of attorney.

This concise guide covers financial directives, especially the power of attorney for financial matters.

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Details Published by H.E.L.P., September 15, 2008. Price: $10.00 (USA) (including USPS print mail shipping and any applicable sales tax). Continental USA sales and shipment only. Sample Page One (Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later) Background Each year in the U.S. millions are patients in hospitals, nursing homes and other care settings. Many suffer from illnesses or injuries that leave them incapacitated and unable to make care decisions. This means that they must rely on others to handle their financial and care matters. By doing advance incapacity planning, individuals can both choose and give direction to those who will assist them in case of incapacity.

Description

Among other things, this four-page, laminated, plain-language guide discusses:

• Durable powers of attorney for financial matters
• Selecting agents
• Agent duties and powers
• Personal care decisions
• Durable powers of attorney for financial matters and Medi-Cal.
• Conservatorship Basics

Guide reflects law in effect in California on May 15, 2008.