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=== Power of attorney === | === Power of attorney === | ||
# Identify an "attorney". This should be someone you trust with your money (for example, a spouse, friend or immediate family member). The word "attorney" as used here | # Identify an "attorney". This should be someone you trust with your money (for example, a spouse, friend or immediate family member). The word "attorney" as used here does not mean and does not have to be a lawyer. | ||
# Get legal advice or at least review the resources described below: | # Get legal advice or at least review the resources described below: | ||
#* You will want to consider whether to do a "general" power of attorney, or one limited to specific tasks. | #* You will want to consider whether to do a "general" power of attorney, or one limited to specific tasks. | ||
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If you own real estate, and you wish to give your attorney the power to sell or mortgage your real estate for you, you must sign the power of attorney in front of a lawyer or notary public in the form required by the Land Title Office. | If you own real estate, and you wish to give your attorney the power to sell or mortgage your real estate for you, you must sign the power of attorney in front of a lawyer or notary public in the form required by the Land Title Office. | ||
A sample power of attorney can be found in the People's Law School publication "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1019 Power of Attorney]". | A sample power of attorney can be found in the People's Law School publication "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1019 Power of Attorney]". | ||
=== Representation agreement === | === Representation agreement === | ||
