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 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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