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How to Revoke a POA
A power of attorney is a legal document which allows a person to appoint someone else (referred to as an "agent") to perform certain tasks specified in the power of attorney document.
Frequently, after executing a power of attorney, an…
How to Find a Dead Person
Locating someone who is deceased is sometimes critical to legal proceedings or tracing family histories. Many genealogical resources are valuable materials that can also be used to locate the dead.
The two largest genealogical libraries…
Full Power of Attorney Definition
Full power of attorney is a written document by a "principal," that appoints another agent or "attorney of fact" to act on the principal's behalf. The person given full power of attorney begins to assume the role with increasing omnipotence…
What Is Probate Law?
Probate is the process by which the courts distribute a decedent's assets and property, either under the direction of a will or through intestate succession.
Terms
Key terms used when dealing in probate: a decedent is the…
Medical Power of Attorney Definition
Individuals planning their estate for after they're gone have probably also considered what might happen if they get into an accident, have a surgical mishap, or are rendered mentally incompetent by age or disease.
While these are not…
What Is an Enduring Power of Attorney?
A power of attorney document is one that contains and conveys the consent of a person to allow someone else to act on his behalf. Several variations of the document exist to allow a person to accurately reflect his intent in the document.…
How to Calculate Children’s Derivative Social Security Disability Payments
Social Security benefits survive the death of the insured worker. Determine whether a surviving child is entitled to the benefit and, if so, how much.
3 Steps to Calculate Children's Derivative Social Security Disability Payments…
How to Remove a Foreclosure from Credit Report
The last few years foreclosure have jumped to record highs as many people being laid off or who signed up unknowingly to strange loan terms scramble to make their house payments.
Not only does this affect your current situation but in…
How to Apply for a Grant of Probate
When someone passes away, it is extremely important that everything regarding the estate handled as quickly as possible. If there is a will involved, then an executor will have been named. This is the individual who is in charge.
The…
How to Use a Statutory Durable Power of Attorney
A durable power of attorney gives an agent the right to act on behalf of another person, even after he becomes mentally incapacitated or otherwise rendered unable to make his own decisions and handle his affairs.
If you want to give…