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8.0 Power Of Attorney Confirmation
Shelley K?y Prksllcy
J.P. (Oual) 78507
stahlte to look ofter the rights ond inter€sts of people rr/ith
I ceiliJv ihai tlrls G , t.Lre coPY disobilities and, in celtoin situotions, to give heolth-eore consent.)
.rl the or c lral
..E.P.o-"A .r.,.. .. .......... Your ottomey must bF over eighleer yeors of ogp. mu\l not be your
{lai.r Aa./l l/18 ,l'ir rhrve
s q1.) o" t[/o8/eo culrent poid corer ol heolth-coE provider (such os your nurse or
your doctor), ond (for finonciol motters) must nal be bonkrupt or
insolvent.
'Poid corcr' docs not neon someone r,c?ir'ing o .orer's pensirn or $mi,or b€neia ro
you ore Free to choose someone whq is re(eiving su(h d benzftt fot lookitg off.er you.
sh{,uld I pi/ ,rr, attorney?
You do not nep-d to pay your dttomey fo, th3 power to be effecllve.
' Normolly po)..nent is not mqde unless o t ust Ccimpqny is aating os
ottomey.
\irhefl ti€s ih6 atto&et'5 t gi:}?
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With p€$onol/heolth motte$, your ottomey s power to.muke decisions
does not begin until (if ever) you ore incop.rble of undeiatqnding the
nqtuil and foresseing the effects of o decision, ond of communicoting
thot deLision.
With finonciol motters, you moy nominote when yolrr Ottomey's
power is to begir. lfyou do not.ncure o dote or an oacosion, it begins
immediqtely. Or1 the other hond, :f you lose the copocily to moke such
decisions before the dote or occasion you ndme, the power begins ot
rhot point.
,Vot€: Even if you g*e you onomey powet innediotely, you moy dlso rcntIltue to mokc
decisions youself while yo! ,re ohre to do so.
*rrl ..ritrol .vil, l]t }ta3rl]1il }'.'.ei
',arr. Once the power to mqke o decision begins, your ottorney will hove full
control over thot decjxion unless you hove explicitly limited thot power
in this document-
,{ot.i lt ,s bener noa to p/o<e too mony .esri.&'onr on your ottomey's p|wer, os this moy
,r,oke it diffEutt fot your o@rney to moke dctisions on yow beho[.
How ;., ., I ., t 1.. r .rwe| co,,i ..
'
For personol/heolth motte.s, it contilues ro long os you ore.incopirble
''' of understanding the nature ond foreseei4g the effects of o decision,
ond ot communicoting thot decision.
With finonciol mofle$. it continuer until il is revokeLl.
While (if ever) you ore unoble t6 owtsee your otlomey's decisions, the
Adult Cuodian ond the Court hove the power to prot€ct your
. intereslr. Your ottomey moy be requiled to produce o summory of
'-,:: receipts and expenditur€ or mor€ detoiied dccounts) ond these may
qudited. An ottomey who does not odequotely prctect your
' be
interesls (on he temovcd or chonged,
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