WHY EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A POWER OF ATTORNEY

I’ve recently received several frantic calls from a family member of someone who is hospitalized and unable to communicate or act on their own behalf. The duration of the incapacity is unclear, but what is certain is the individual in the hospital is unable to handle his or her own affairs and there are tasks that need to be accomplished now! It is in these situations, that the importance of having previously signing a General Durable Power of Attorney becomes exceedingly clear.