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Law Offices of
Jeffrey A. Herzog, P.A.
3106
ALT US 19
Palm Harbor, FL 34683
Toll Free: (866) 789-4002
Phone: (727) 789-4000
Fax: (727)
789-4002
Power of Attorney, Lawyer legal services for the following
areas:
Palm
Harbor
Clearwater
New Port Richey
Hillsborough County
Pasco County
Pinellas County
Trinity
Safety Harbor
Tarpon Springs
Oldsmar
Odessa
Holiday
Zephyrhills
Port Richey
The longer one
waits to obtain the legal advice and services of an experienced attorney or lawyer
in legal matters; the ability to
achieve a successful or desired result
may be dramatically reduced.
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Palm Harbor
Power of Attorney, Lawyer providing professional Power of
Attorney and other Estate Law legal services in
Palm Harbor, Clearwater, New Port
Richey, and
the surrounding Southwest Florida communities.
 For
most people, a durable power of attorney is
the most important estate planning instrument
available; even more useful than a will. A power
of attorney allows you to appoint a person you
trust (called your "attorney-in-fact") to act in
your place, and on your behalf, for financial
purposes in the event you ever become incapacitated.
The
individual you choose to represent your interests, by
granting them power of attorney, will be able to
step in and take care of your financial affairs. In the
absence of a durable power of attorney, the only
way to have someone represent your financial affairs is
if the courts appoint a conservator or guardian.
The court
process to appoint a conservator or guardian may take a
considerable period of time, costs money, and you may
run the risk of having a judge choose someone other than
the person you may have a preference for. In addition,
under a guardianship or conservatorship, your
representative may have to seek court permission to take
planning steps that he (or she) could implement
immediately under a simple durable power of attorney.
As a law firm providing experienced Power of
Attorney
legal services, assisting
Palm Harbor, Clearwater, New Port Richey and Southwest
Florida area residents with power of attorney
legal issues, we are committed to
protecting the legal rights of each and every client, while
always striving to provide the highest standard of legal
representation.
If you need quality legal advice and representation
in power of attorney
matters,
make sure your legal rights are protected by seeking
the legal advice of an experienced
Palm Harbor
power of attorney,
lawyer.
Contact
the
Law Offices of Jeffrey A. Herzog, P.A.,
today by calling by calling
Toll Free: (866)-789-4002
or
Locally at
(727) 789-4000 to
schedule a confidential legal consultation.
A power
of attorney may be limited or general. A limited
power of attorney may give someone the right to sign
a deed to property on a day when you are out of town. Or
it may allow someone to sign checks for you. A general power of attorney is more comprehensive and
gives your attorney-in-fact all the powers and rights
that you have yourself.
A power
of attorney may also be either current or
"springing." Most powers of attorney take effect
immediately upon their execution, even if the
understanding is that they will not be used until and
unless the grantor becomes incapacitated. However, the
document can also be written so that the power of
attorney does not become effective until such
incapacity occurs. In dealing with incapacity, it is
extremely important that the standard for determining
incapacity and triggering the power of attorney
be clearly identified and noted in the document itself.
While you
should seriously consider executing a durable power
of attorney, if you do not have someone you trust to
appoint it may be more appropriate to have the probate
court looking over the shoulder of the person who is
handling your affairs through a guardianship or
conservatorship. In that case, you may execute a limited durable power of attorney simply nominating
the person you want to serve as your conservator or
guardian. Most states require the court to respect your
nomination "except for good cause or disqualification."
I t is important that you understand that in recent years,
individuals
have been experiencing increasing difficulty in getting banks
or other financial institutions to recognize the
authority of an agent under a durable power of
attorney. A certain amount of caution on the part of
financial institutions is understandable: When someone
steps forward claiming to represent the account holder,
the financial institution wants to verify that the
attorney-in-fact indeed has the authority to act for the
principal. Still, some institutions go overboard, for
example: requiring that the attorney-in-fact indemnify
them against any loss. Many banks or other financial
institutions have their own standard power of
attorney forms. To avoid problems, you may want to
execute such forms offered by the institutions with
which you have accounts. In addition, many attorneys
counsel their clients to create living trusts in part to
avoid this sort of problem with powers of attorney.
 If
you need quality legal advice and representation in
power of attorney matters in
Palm Harbor, Clearwater, New Port Richey, or
the Southwest Florida
area,
contact an experienced attorney & lawyer at
the
Law Offices of Jeffrey A. Herzog, P.A.,
today by calling
Toll Free: (866)-789-4002
/
Locally:
(727) 789-4000,
or
email with any
questions, comments, or concerns, or to schedule a
confidential legal consultation.
 If you require professional legal advice and
representation in
Palm Harbor,
Clearwater,
New Port Richey, and surrounding Southwest
Florida counties, make sure your legal rights
are protected by seeking the legal advice of an
experienced attorney & lawyer.
Contact
the
Law Offices of Jeffrey A. Herzog, P.A., today by calling
Toll Free: (866)-789-4002
or
Locally at
(727) 789-4000
to schedule a confidential legal consultation.
Call Us Now Toll Free: (866)-789-4002
/ Locally: (727) 789-4000
Palm Harbor
Power of Attorney, Lawyer providing professional Power of
Attorney and other Estate Law legal services in
Palm Harbor, Clearwater, New Port
Richey, and
the surrounding Southwest Florida communities. |
