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By making an enduring power of attorney, you can appoint someone else to make decisions regarding your finances and property in case you become mentally incapable. | By making an enduring power of attorney, you can appoint someone else to make decisions regarding your finances and property in case you become mentally incapable. | ||
===An enduring power of attorney covers financial and legal decisions=== | ===An enduring power of attorney covers financial and legal decisions=== | ||
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Your attorney cannot make personal care or health care decisions for you, such as consenting to dental work or surgery for you. To appoint someone to make personal care or health care decisions on your behalf, you can make a '''representation agreement'''. | Your attorney cannot make personal care or health care decisions for you, such as consenting to dental work or surgery for you. To appoint someone to make personal care or health care decisions on your behalf, you can make a '''representation agreement'''. | ||
An enduring power of attorney may be limited to dealing with specific matters, such as managing a specific bank account. It may also be limited to a specific time period. | An enduring power of attorney may be limited to dealing with specific matters, such as managing a specific bank account. It may also be limited to a specific time period. | ||
==Requirements for an enduring power of attorney== | ==Requirements for an enduring power of attorney== | ||
