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| text = "My husband Franz William had an accident at work. He is in hospital in a coma. We have a joint bank account, so I can pay the bills. But our car is in Franz’ William’s name and the insurance is due. Franz William can’t sign. I wish Franz William had made an '''enduring power of attorney''' so appointing me as attorney. That way I could use it to renew the insurance." <br>- Anita, VictoriaBurnaby
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For more on enduring powers of attorney, see the section "[[Enduring Power of Attorney|'''enduring power of attorney''']]". A power of attorney can also be set up to come into effect only when something happens to trigger it. This is called a simple and inexpensive way '''springing power of attorney'''. You can appoint someone to plan ahead and choose who will help act on your behalf if the triggering event happens. The triggering event can be when you become mentally incapable. For example, the appointment can be worded to come into effect “when two physicians have determined that I am no longer capable of managing my affairs”. Such a springing power of attorney is not active '''until''' you with your financesare incapable.
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The types of power of attorney are not mutually exclusive. For example, an enduring power of attorney or a springing power of attorney can be limited to a specific purpose or time period.
=== What if you want to name someone to make health care decisions? ===