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=== First steps ===
#Identify an ‘attorney’. This should be someone you trust with your money (for example, a spouse, friend or immediate family member). The word "attorney" as used here, does not mean a lawyer.
#Get legal advice or at least review the resources described below:
#*You will want to consider whether to do a “general” power of attorney, or one limited to specific tasks.
#*You will also want to consider whether the power should be “enduring” (continuing even if you become mentally incapable).
#Draft and sign the Power of Attorney and have it witnessed. Make a number of certified copies. A lawyer or notary public can certify copies.
If you own real estate, and you wish to give your attorney the power to sell or morgtage your real estate for you, you must sign the power of attorney in front of a lawyer or notary public in the form required by the Land Title Office.
A sample power of attorney can be found in the People’s Law School publication “Power of Attorney”. See Resource #42 in Part 2 for the website where you can download this publication.