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Suppose you become unable to make decisions because of an accident. If you have an enduring power of attorney, your attorney can make financial and legal decisions on your behalf. If not, the courts may have to decide. Nobody, not even a spouse, has legal authority over an adult’s financial or legal affairs. | Suppose you become unable to make decisions because of an accident. If you have an enduring power of attorney, your attorney can make financial and legal decisions on your behalf. If not, the courts may have to decide. Nobody, not even a spouse, has legal authority over an adult’s financial or legal affairs. | ||
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| text = "My wife Susan is the owner of our second car. If she becomes mentally incapable, I learned I wouldn't have the legal authority to sell the car. So she made an enduring power of attorney appointing me as her attorney. That gives me the legal authority to sell the car if Susan becomes mentally incapable." <br>- George, Nelson | |||
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"My wife Susan is the owner of our second car. If she becomes mentally incapable, I learned I wouldn't have the legal authority to sell the car. So she made an enduring power of attorney appointing me as her attorney. That gives me the legal authority to sell the car if Susan becomes mentally incapable." <br>- George, Nelson | |||
By making an enduring power of attorney, you can appoint someone else to make decisions regarding your property in case you become mentally incapable. | By making an enduring power of attorney, you can appoint someone else to make decisions regarding your property in case you become mentally incapable. | ||
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* that you may, if capable, revoke the enduring power of attorney. | * that you may, if capable, revoke the enduring power of attorney. | ||
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| text = "Suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, my client Elizabeth is not able to recall what she owns - her bank accounts, vehicles, real estate, and so on. She would be considered incapable of making an enduring power of attorney." <br>- Sylvia, Lawyer, Kelowna | |||
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=== Who can you appoint as your attorney? === | === Who can you appoint as your attorney? === | ||
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The [http://canlii.ca/t/849l ''Power of Attorney Act''] and the [http://canlii.ca/t/8p5w Regulation] under the Act have some provisions relating to enduring powers of attorney made outside British Columbia. You should ask a lawyer or notary how those provisions affect the enduring power of attorney in your situation. | The [http://canlii.ca/t/849l ''Power of Attorney Act''] and the [http://canlii.ca/t/8p5w Regulation] under the Act have some provisions relating to enduring powers of attorney made outside British Columbia. You should ask a lawyer or notary how those provisions affect the enduring power of attorney in your situation. | ||
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