• halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    What kind of Power of Attorney? Are we talking medical POA, financial POA, a general POA? Assuming the headline is correct, the type of POA makes a big difference here. If you have a stock broker managing your transactions you have almost surely agreed to a non-durable power of attorney for them to operate those investments on your behalf.

    Everyone should have a medical power of attorney with someone they trust to make those decisions on their behalf when they are not able. Someone you know would make similar decisions to yourself in those scenarios. Family is often NOT the best to make medical decisions during a crisis or long term illness where you are incapacitated or unable to make decisions on your own.

    https://www.freewill.com/learn/5-types-of-power-of-attorney