Attorney Todd Whatley of Generations Legal Group explains why having a Power of Attorney is essential for protecting your ...

What is a Power of Attorney: It’s a legal document you sign and appoint a person, called your agent, to handle legal, tax and financial matters for you if you cannot do so. Why Every Adult Needs a ...

Estate planning and end-of-life planning can be extremely complex. It is also a topic area many people want to avoid because it forces us to face our own mortality and the what-ifs of life and death.

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

IRS Form 2848: Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative, authorizes an individual or organization to represent a taxpayer before the IRS, access conifidential tax information, and perform ...

Whenever I meet someone new, one of the first questions I'm asked is: "What do you do for a living?" After telling them I'm an estate planning attorney, the response I get 95% of the time, after a ...

A. We’re glad you asked. A power of attorney is an important document that you want to get right. NJSA 46:2B-8.9 provides that a power of attorney must be in writing, duly signed and acknowledged, and ...

A financial power of attorney can be a powerful tool in your estate planning tool belt. But if you don't take careful consideration when creating this document, you could face serious consequences.

When I went to the bank to execute my mother’s durable power of attorney during her recent hospital stay, the manager peered at me through the glass partition at the front desk and shook his head no.

We all make important decisions and engage in regular financial transactions without giving a second thought about our capacity to do so. But what if you suddenly lost the ability? What would happen?

He has a daughter who was designated as having power of attorney for him and as the executor of his will. However, she burned those papers shortly after she signed the power of attorney form. He and ...

Mention a last will and testament, and almost everyone knows what you’re talking about. But that isn’t the only type of will you need. There are also living wills, which can serve as a “legal seatbelt ...