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Suppose you become unable to make decisions because of an accident. If you have an enduring power of attorney, your attorney can make financial and legal decisions on your behalf. If not, the courts may have to decide. Nobody, not even a spouse, has legal authority over an adult’s financial or legal affairs.
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By making an enduring power of attorney, you can appoint someone else to make decisions regarding your property in case you become mentally incapable.
* that you may, if capable, revoke the enduring power of attorney.
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=== Who can you appoint as your attorney? ===
The [http://canlii.ca/t/849l ''Power of Attorney Act''] and the [http://canlii.ca/t/8p5w Regulation] under the Act have some provisions relating to enduring powers of attorney made outside British Columbia. You should ask a lawyer or notary how those provisions affect the enduring power of attorney in your situation.
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