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===With an enduring power of attorney, you can plan for your future care=== | ===With an enduring power of attorney, you can plan for your future care=== | ||
An '''enduring power of attorney''' is a document you can use to appoint another person to make financial and legal decisions for you. It continues — or endures — if you become mentally incapable. The person you appoint is called your '''attorney'''. In contrast, a ''general power of attorney''' ends if the adult becomes mentally incapable. | An '''enduring power of attorney''' is a document you can use to appoint another person to make financial and legal decisions for you. It continues — or endures — if you become mentally incapable. The person you appoint is called your '''attorney'''. In contrast, a '''general power of attorney''' ends if the adult becomes mentally incapable. | ||
An enduring power of attorney must say that the authority continues despite the adult’s incapability. It must also say whether the attorney may exercise authority while the adult is capable, or only while the adult is incapable. | An enduring power of attorney must say that the authority continues despite the adult’s incapability. It must also say whether the attorney may exercise authority while the adult is capable, or only while the adult is incapable. | ||
