Senior Resources & Benefits, LLC, is teaming up with MedicRx to host free events in November to help people set up a financial power of attorney and learn why it’s an important legal document. Each ...

A power of attorney (POA) is legal authorization for a designated person to make decisions about another person's property, finances, or medical care.

In its most basic form, a power of attorney, or POA, is a legal document that gives another person the authority to make decisions on your behalf should you become unable to do so. This individual, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. Along with a Will and a Trust, the most common documents used in estate ...

A birthday party might not be the right moment to broach the issue. But some time after your child turns 18, experts say, you should present them with a stack of legal and financial documents to sign.

Have you ever had the problem of a bank, hospital or other institution not recognizing a properly filled out and signed power-of-attorney form that gave you the authority to deal with that bank or ...