Many people have signed at least one power of attorney in their life. A power of attorney, which names a trusted family member, friend or advisor as your “attorney-in-fact” to control your assets, is ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

After nearly a decade and a half of war, service members and their spouses are likely familiar with general powers of attorney. The most common type of power of attorney is a durable, general power of ...

What comes to mind when you hear the words “power of attorney"? An important legal document? A license to steal? The key to successful caregiving? All of the above? If you thought “all of the above,” ...

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 authority ...

Alexandra Twin has 15+ years of experience as an editor and writer, covering financial news for public and private companies. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement ...

If you've ever sat through a pre-deployment legal brief, you've heard the mandate: Make sure your spouse (or whomever is handling your financial affairs) has a power of attorney. Sounds simple enough, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As a business person, you may have seen the term “durable power of attorney” in several situations. Power of attorney is a strange term ...