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{{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}There are now a number of options for assisting people who have trouble dealing with their financial and personal affairs. Some of these options are: | {{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}There are now a number of options for assisting people who have trouble dealing with their financial and personal affairs. Some of these options are: | ||
*'''Power of attorney:''' A power of attorney is a document you (the | *'''Power of attorney:''' A power of attorney is a document you (the ''<span class="noglossary">donor</span>'') can sign to give someone else the power to conduct your financial affairs. You have to be mentally capable to give a power of attorney, but you can make the power ''enduring'', so that it is still in effect if you later lose your mental capacity. | ||
*'''Representation agreement:''' A <span class="noglossary">representation</span> agreement is a document prepared for a person (the <span class="noglossary">donor</span>) who, though they may be mentally incapable of making a contract or managing their health care, can still <span class="noglossary">trust</span> another person and communicate their desire for that person (their | *'''Representation agreement:''' A <span class="noglossary">representation</span> agreement is a document prepared for a person (the <span class="noglossary">donor</span>) who, though they may be mentally incapable of making a contract or managing their health care, can still <span class="noglossary">trust</span> another person and communicate their desire for that person (their ''representative'') to make decisions on their behalf. A <span class="noglossary">representation</span> agreement can authorize a representative to make some or all of a wide variety of decisions on behalf of the <span class="noglossary">donor</span>, such as: | ||
**routine financial decisions, | **routine financial decisions, | ||
**health and personal care decisions, | **health and personal care decisions, |
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