For example, often litigants will assign their lawyers power of attorney to settle a case on their behalf they aren’t in the room.

Power of attorney is a critical legal document every adult should have, especially during these difficult times. You might have no choice but to prepare one yourself. Here's some suggestions if ...

IRS Form 2848: Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative allows someone to interface with the IRS on your behalf.

When you need someone to make legally binding decisions on your behalf, you grant them that authority with a power of attorney form. There are many titles for the person who exercises this ...

A healthcare power of attorney or healthcare proxy empowers someone to speak with and make decisions about another person’s medical condition, care, and treatment.

A power of attorney (POA) is a document that lets you appoint a person or organization to manage your financial or medical decisions on your behalf if you aren’t able to, due to sickness or death.

Some financial institutions have begun imposing their own internal form of “verification” requirement with respect to powers of attorney.

A power of attorney is a powerful thing, but when it comes to Medicare it's not enough.

Lasting power of attorney forms will, until they are posted on the internet, still have to be signed, witnessed, and certified before they are registered.