A power of attorney (POA) is essential to every estate plan. Under the POA an agent (or more than one agent) is appointed to act on the principal’s behalf when he or she isn’t able to.

A power of attorney is a legal document that empowers another person to act on your behalf, either temporarily (for example, while you’re seriously ill or out of the country for an extended ...

California lawmakers closed a loophole that allowed hospitals to supersede family decisions if the patients did not complete an advance directive or designate power of attorney, California ...