{"id":1362,"date":"2019-04-11T21:08:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T21:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/arizona-estate-planning\/?p=1362"},"modified":"2024-09-27T21:37:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T21:37:38","slug":"power-of-attorney-in-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/arizona-estate-planning\/blog\/power-of-attorney-in-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Power of Attorney in Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

Almost everyone believes they will make their own decisions, and communicate them, for the remainder of their life.\u00a0 However, many situations prevent people from protecting their own interests.<\/p>\n

People should prepare themselves for the unexpected by establishing legal documents that designate somebody they trust to act for them.\u00a0 More specifically, principals can establish powers of attorney, which designate agents to make their important financial and medical decisions.<\/p>\n

Durable Power of Attorney Laws in Arizona<\/h2>\n

With a durable financial power of attorney<\/a>, most anybody can designate another person to handle his finances.\u00a0 Powers of attorney can take immediate effect, or spring into effect upon the occurrence of a specified event such as illness or injury.<\/p>\n

Also, powers of attorney can be very broad or very limited in scope, so people can give their agent as little or as much authority as they wish.\u00a0 In order to be valid, however, people must adhere to the following guidelines when creating a power of attorney:<\/p>\n