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The attorney must follow your instructions. The attorney must act in your best interests and consider what your wishes would be. | The attorney must follow your instructions. The attorney must act in your best interests and consider what your wishes would be. | ||
In your enduring power of attorney you say when you want it to start. You may want it to start right away. Or you may want it to start | In your enduring power of attorney you say when you want it to start. You may want it to start right away. Or you may want it to start ''only'' if you become mentally incapable. (In this <span class="noglossary">case</span>, it becomes a ''springing power of attorney'', which is discussed next.) | ||
====Springing power of attorney ==== | ====Springing power of attorney ==== | ||
