A power of attorney in real estate is a legal document that grants an individual the ability to purchase, sell or manage a property according to the permissions granted in the document.

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein has relinquished power of attorney to her daughter — even as she continues to serve in Congress at the age of 90, according to a report.

Having a younger family member manage their elderly relative's accounts, using a power of attorney, is an important tool in ...

A limited power of attorney is quite the opposite. It gives the agent the authority to act on your behalf in specific matters and may only be in effect for a certain period of time. In most cases ...

A healthcare power of attorney or healthcare proxy empowers someone to speak with and make decisions about another person’s medical condition, care, and treatment. A healthcare power of attorney ...

A power of attorney, or POA, is a legal document that gives another person, also known as an agent, the legal authority to make decisions on your behalf should you become unable to do so.

Shortly after my husband and I married, he discovered his mother had been using a power of attorney to withdraw thousands of dollars at a time from one of his bank accounts. She took $25,000. As ...

In a previous blog, I discussed the process of a parent obtaining a guardianship for their special needs child.This blog discusses why it is not a good idea to try to shortcut this process and to ...