Florida Power of Attorney
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A Power of Attorney is a legal document which allows you to appoint someone whom you trust to make important legal and financial decisions on your behalf. You are giving someone else your authority to make decisions. How much authority and what kind of authority granted will depend on the wording in the legal written document. When you give someone else your Power of Attorney you can make it very broad or very specific limiting the person’s authority to very specific decisions. A Power of Attorney can go into effect immediately or in the event of an illness or incapacitation.
A Power of Attorney can give someone else the right to perform almost any legal action on your behalf. For example, Power of Attorney could be used to sell a home, a vehicle or another piece of property. A Power of Attorney could be used to make health care decisions, financial decisions, or to sign legal documents.
A Florida Power of Attorney should be written by a Florida Estate Attorney. There are many Power of Attorney forms available online however they frequently don’t take into account all of the regulations of Florida law. A licensed Florida lawyer will create a Power of Attorney that is legal and will carry out your wishes.