[WSBAPT] Durable POA question

[Laurel Brown]

WOW!

On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 1:04 PM Sarah McCarthy <sarah at kawlawyers.com> wrote:

> They CAN be in one document - however, I heard an awful story (maybe an
> urban legend) a while back, which has led me to always split them out into
> two separate docs, to protect clients from their financial authority
> document from having to be placed on file with hospitals, clinics, etc.
> The story involved a wealthy individual with a combined DPOA which was
> given to the clinics, hospitals, etc. where he received treatment, and
> scanned into his electronic medical record. Some unscrupulous medical
> office or hospital staffer with access to the combined DPOA doc then
> committed identity theft, went to the bank where he was known to do his
> banking (probably based on payment history on file at clinic), and stole
> lots of money.
>
> Also, clients often want different people in charge of the different
> roles, so it's useful in that respect as well to split them out.
>
> Sarah
>
> *Sarah O’Farrell McCarthy*
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> On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 12:54 PM Ann Manley <annmanleyrppt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> Can the durable POA for finances and for health care decisions be in the
>> same document, or must they be separate documents?
>>
>> Ann Manley, Esq.
>> The Manley Law Firm, P.S., Inc.
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