Estate and Probate Attorney in Cincinnati Ohio » power of attorney http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com Cincinnati Probate Attorneys: Elliott Stapleton, D. Todd Rush, and John Cornetet Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:48:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 What is a Power of Attorney for Health Care? http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/estate-planning/what-is-a-power-of-attorney-for-health-care/ http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/estate-planning/what-is-a-power-of-attorney-for-health-care/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:25:24 +0000 http://032b5f3.netsolhost.com/wordpress/?p=40 Read more]]> This power of attorney is for medical and health related decisions.  You name an agent who will have the power to: give and receive medical information; hire and fire health care workers; select nursing homes; and give informed consent to treat or to operate.  You may also give the agent the power to remove life support including feeding tubes and hydration at the end of your life.

]]> http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/estate-planning/what-is-a-power-of-attorney-for-health-care/feed/ 0 What is a Power of Attorney? http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/estate-planning/what-is-a-power-of-attorney/ http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/estate-planning/what-is-a-power-of-attorney/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:23:54 +0000 http://032b5f3.netsolhost.com/wordpress/?p=38 Read more]]> A power of attorney is sometimes called a general power of attorney or a durable power of attorney.  Essentially you name a person to handle legal and financial matters for you if you cannot because of a mental or physical disability.  The agent is the person who you appoint.  They stand in your shoes having the ability to pay your bills, collect assets, sell assets, manage investment assets, file tax returns, and the like.  If you have a certificate of deposit that is coming due and you want it rolled over into a new certificate of deposit at a different bank, your agent has the power to collect the certificate at the old bank and open the new one under your name.

]]> http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/estate-planning/what-is-a-power-of-attorney/feed/ 0 What Is a Basic Estate Plan? http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/estate-planning/what-is-a-basic-estate-plan/ http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/estate-planning/what-is-a-basic-estate-plan/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:22:03 +0000 http://032b5f3.netsolhost.com/wordpress/?p=34 Read more]]> The term estate planning is very broad and encompasses everything from preparing a basic power of attorney to complex planning.  The process of estate planning simply means creating written legal documents to define your wishes for a period when you are unable to communicate due to incapacity or death.  Some people comment, “I don’t need an estate plan because I don’t have anything”.  But these legal documents are necessary even if you don’t have much in the way of assets.

A basic estate plan can include one or more of the following legal documents:

  • Last Will and Testament
  • Power of Attorney
  • Power of Attorney for Health Care
  • Living Will
  • Revocable Living Trust

Each of these documents is described in more detail in the next five questions.

]]> http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/estate-planning/what-is-a-basic-estate-plan/feed/ 1 Can I Still Use a Power of Attorney After The Death of My Spouse or Family Member? http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/overview/can-i-still-use-a-power-of-attorney-after-the-death-of-my-spouse-or-family-member/ http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/overview/can-i-still-use-a-power-of-attorney-after-the-death-of-my-spouse-or-family-member/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:16:38 +0000 http://032b5f3.netsolhost.com/wordpress/?p=27 Read more]]> No, when a person dies, the power of attorney immediately termi­nates. The attorney-in-fact named in the power of attorney document has no legal authority to trans­act business on behalf of the decedent. After someone passes away, the authority to act on behalf of the decedent shifts to the court appointed executor or administrator of the estate or the successor trustee of a trust.

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