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=Information for both power of attorney and enduring power of attorney=
No. A person can refuse to act as your attorney.
An attorney can make most financial and legal decisions. An attorney cannot make personal or health care decisions for you. For these decisions, you need a representation agreement.
You can give your attorney very limited power, for example, give your daughter a power of attorney only to cash your pension cheques for you. Or you can give someone very broad power to deal with all your financial and legal affairs.
To revoke a power of attorney, or an enduring power of attorney, dealing with land, you must file a document called a “Notice of Revocation” in the Land Title Office where the land is registered.
The ''[http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96370_01 Power of Attorney Act]'' was updated on September 1, 2011. A power of attorney, or an enduring power of attorney, signed before then will generally still be valid, but it’s a good idea to have a lawyer review it.
No, but you should use a lawyer who specializes in this area of law because it’s complex.
At the [http://www.nidus.ca/ Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre & Registry], you can register enduring powers of attorney. Hospitals, banks, and government services can search there to find out who your attorney is.