[WSBAPT] Durable Power of Attorney Question

[Jim Doran]

Sorry I do not have an answer to your question.  However, it brings up
something I have been thinking about.  We do codicils for Wills in order to
avoid doing the entire document again.  Is there a process to do something
similar for a POA?  I have never heard of a codicil to a POA simply
changing the attorney-in-fact.  Is that done?

On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 8:47 AM, G. (Gus) Benjamin Lindsey III <
lindsey3 at gbl3law.com> wrote:

> Good morning,
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> I have a situation in the client is revising current DPOAs, in part
> because the former agent is no longer in the client’s life. The Client
> wants an adult child to be the agent/attorney-in-fact for all financial and
> general matters; however the client has a traveling companion that the
> client wants to have a say in the event of a medical emergency. (The
> companion assists client with taking medication and is informed on client
> general health/medical issues.)
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> However the client does not want the companion to have any say over
> client’s finances in the event of  incapacity nor does client want the
> companion to have the ability to spend client’s money, even for medical
> treatment. It seems like the client wants the companion to be the
> “consultant” in terms of  medical treatment but nothing else. Client
> already has a living will/directive to physicians.
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> I would appreciate any insight from those who have drafted DPOA for a
> similar situation. It seems that the client changes companions every few
> years.
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> Also client’s current DPOA is covers both general and health. Any thoughts
> on the pros/cons of separating these into two DPOAs?
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> Thanks!
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> Sincerely,
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> G. (Gus) Benjamin Lindsey III
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