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This wikibook from [[People's Law School]] is for people who want to know - what is a power of attorney? Who can be a power of attorney? What are the attorney’s powers and responsibilities? This edition reflects changes to the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (2014).
''[[Power of Attorney]]'' from [[People's Law School]] tells you how a power of attorney can be used to give someone the legal power to take care of financial and legal matters for you. It explains why you might want a power of attorney, the types of power of attorney, how to make a power of attorney, and how to end one.


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=== Acknowledgements ===
|[[File:Creativecommonssmall.png|link=Clicklaw Wikibooks Copyright Guide|alt=Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence]] ''Workplace Bullying and Harassment'' © People’s Law School is, except for the images, licensed under a Creative Commons [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Copyright Guide|Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence]]. This licence lets others share, reuse, remix, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as they credit the copyright holder and license their new creations under the identical terms.
Contributors to this publication:
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* Legal review: [[Kevin Smith]]
* Content review: Hassan El Masri and Joan Letendre, notaries public practicing in British Columbia
* Writing, editing and layout: Marisa Chandler, [[Drew Jackson]], Gayla Reid, Elena Renderos


The People’s Law School works within budget to keep publications up-to-date. However, the reader or service provider is responsible for using and interpreting information in this publication. ''You should not rely on this publication for legal advice. It provides general information only.''
This publication was made possible through the financial support of the Law Foundation of BC, the Notary Foundation of BC, the Department of Justice Canada, and the Province of British Columbia.


== Acknowledgements ==
=== Copyright ===
[[File:Creativecommonssmall.png|link=Clicklaw Wikibooks Copyright Guide|alt=Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence]] ''Power of Attorney'' © People's Law School is, except for the images, licensed under a Creative Commons [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Copyright Guide|Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence]]. This licence lets others share, reuse, remix, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as they credit the copyright holder and license their new creations under the identical terms.
=== About People's Law School ===
[[People's Law School]] is a non-profit society in British Columbia, dedicated to making the law accessible to everyone. We provide free education and information to help people effectively deal with the legal problems of daily life.


The content writer was Gayla Reid with updates from Hassan el Masri, and the legal review was done by Joan Letendre, a notary public practicing in British Columbia.
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== The People's Law School ==
The [[People's Law School]] is a non-profit charitable society whose purpose is to provide British Columbians with reliable information about their rights and responsibilities under the law.
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 23 August 2021

Power of Attorney from People's Law School tells you how a power of attorney can be used to give someone the legal power to take care of financial and legal matters for you. It explains why you might want a power of attorney, the types of power of attorney, how to make a power of attorney, and how to end one.

Acknowledgements

Contributors to this publication:

  • Legal review: Kevin Smith
  • Content review: Hassan El Masri and Joan Letendre, notaries public practicing in British Columbia
  • Writing, editing and layout: Marisa Chandler, Drew Jackson, Gayla Reid, Elena Renderos

This publication was made possible through the financial support of the Law Foundation of BC, the Notary Foundation of BC, the Department of Justice Canada, and the Province of British Columbia.

Copyright

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence Power of Attorney © People's Law School is, except for the images, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence. This licence lets others share, reuse, remix, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as they credit the copyright holder and license their new creations under the identical terms.

About People's Law School

People's Law School is a non-profit society in British Columbia, dedicated to making the law accessible to everyone. We provide free education and information to help people effectively deal with the legal problems of daily life.

Peopleslawschoollogo-horizontal.jpg

1433 - 1130 W Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 4E4
604-331-5400
info@peopleslawschool.ca
www.peopleslawschool.ca