Updated on May 10th, 2023A Pennsylvania medical power of attorney enables an individual to establish instructions regarding end-of-life treatments and medications and to appoint an attorney-in-fact to make medical decisions on their behalf. The first part, durable healthcare power of attorney, is where the principal will enter the name of a trusted individual that they would like to handle all healthcare matters for them in…
Updated on May 10th, 2023A North Carolina limited power of attorney form allows a person in the state to hand over control of a specific task or transaction (usually financial in nature) to an appointed attorney-in-fact. The principal may choose to grant the attorney-in-fact rather broad powers but on a more temporary basis (i.e., the power to handle/negotiate multiple real estate transactions for a period…
Updated on May 21st, 2025A Mississippi medical power of attorney form is used to name a healthcare agent to represent an individual in the event that they are incapacitated due to illness, injury, or old age. Most individuals choose their spouse, a close friend, or a relative to be their agent. The selected representative should be available locally and be trusted to advocate the principal’s views…
Updated on May 10th, 2023A South Dakota minor power of attorney form can be used to grant guardianship powers to an attorney-in-fact, providing the individual with the authority to make healthcare and educational decisions for a child. Often a document like this will be drafted when a parent or legal guardian has fallen under circumstances that make it impossible to care for a minor child in…
Updated on May 5th, 2023A Maine medical power of attorney form (called the “advance directive” form) consists of two separate documents: the living will and the durable power of attorney for healthcare. In the living will, the principal must enumerate the types of health care procedures that they do and do not consent to receive, as well as the circumstances in which those decisions apply….
