This program will provide an in-depth look at financial and health care powers of attorney, including the use of financial powers of attorney in estate planning and lifetime gifting. We will discuss execution formalities and agents’ powers, duties and liabilities, and examine sample language when drafting these documents. You will receive practical advice for dealing with financial powers of attorney and explore best practices in the drafting and use of these documents.
Topics include:
Financial Powers of Attorney:
- Relevant Statutes and Legislation
- Execution of Financial Power of Attorney and Formalities for Execution
- “Hot Powers”
- Duty of an agent
- Third party acceptance
- And more!
Health Care Powers of Attorney
- Living wills
- Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders (OOH- DNR)
- Mental Health declarations
- Mental Health POAs
- Sample forms
- And more!
Ethical Considerations
- The basics
- Diligence and care
- Fee issues
- Conflicts of interest
- Confidentiality
- And more!
All attendees will receive the course materials as a digital book.
Recorded in February 2022.