What Is Financial Power Attorney?
What Is Financial Power Attorney? A financial power attorney is a special type of power attorney that authorizes someone to manage your finances on your behalf. It’s a legal way to delegate the responsibility of making decisions about your financial matters to someone else who you trust (like a spouse or child), and it can be helpful for those who are unable to make decisions for themselves, such as in cases where a person becomes incapacitated. A power of attorney must be properly prepared and processed through the court system, like any other legal document. Here are some guidelines for setting up a financial power attorney: The document must be signed by the person granting the authority, with witnesses present The grantor must be competent, meaning mentally capable and aware of their situation The grantor should sign in front of a notary or two witnesses The grantee must be eighteen years old or older All parties involved must appear together in court to sign the document, wh...