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Court Points Out Potential Problem with Standard Notary Acknowledgment Form Could the the standard form notary acknowledgment clause used in virtually every recent Massachusetts deed, mortgage and other recorded instrument be defective in certain situations...

By Susan Calistri Boesger J.D. LL.M. This EIA provides two updated model Florida Durable Power of Attorney forms. One form provides estate planning provision and one does not. The EIA also provides some general information to consider when using...

Under the "learn something new every day" heading, Pet Trust Law Blog reports today on a federal statute providing for a Military Power of Attorney for service personnel. The statute ( US Code Title 10, Section 1044b ) providing for Military...

By Nathan A. Kottkamp, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP With the costs of healthcare continuing to rise, and with care at the end-of-life constituting a disproportionate share of total healthcare dollars spent in the U.S., the role of advance directives...

In this Analysis, William LaPiana discusses the controversy over the 2009 amendments to New York's Power of Attorney law, sets forth the new amendments to that law, and provides forms for the Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney and the Statutory...

Ira Bloom and William LaPiana provide in-depth analysis and explanation of the extensive changes to New York's Power of Attorney law, GOL Art. 5 Title 15, effective Sept. 1, 2009. Forms of the new Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney and Statutory...

The Uniform Power of Attorney Act (UPOAA), promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL), is intended to provide a cohesive body of law to the law of agency. In this Analysis, James P. Cox III discusses Virginia's...

In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Susan Calistri Boesger, Esq. provides a detailed review of the New Florida Power of Attorney Act, which becomes effective October 1, 2011. Also included is a model durable power of attorney form. Ms. Boesger writes...

Effective March 22, 2012, Ohio adopted the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (§§ 1337.21 to 1337.64 of the Ohio Rev. Code). The changes apply to all powers of attorney except a power of attorney that is coupled with an interest in the subject...

The Wall Street Journal recently reported five pieces of advice from financial advisors for families of college-bound children to consider. #5 on the list: Help children protect their health and finances from uncertainty and risk. Veronica Dagher reports...

Many times estate planning is focused on "what happens when I die"? Often overlooked is the element of estate planning for while you are alive - namely designating and empowering someone to make decisions for you if you can't make them for...

New York enacted a new power of attorney law in 2008, effective September 1, 2009. The new law contains major changes relating to both the content and the execution of the power of attorney form, including an acceptance by the agent. If a principal wants...

People who have signed and funded revocable trusts have a decreased need for financial powers of attorney because the Trust has within it a mechanism to change the Trustee (manager) of the Trust on the death, resignation or incapacity of the Creator...

On October 1, 2011, the new Florida Power of Attorney Act (the "Act") will go into effect. Major changes under the Act include the following: (i) banking and investment powers do not need to be enumerated to be authorized; (ii) the authority...

Banks Often Refuse to Accept Powers of Attorney One of the things that's becoming more and more frustrating for trusts and estates lawyers in Florida is the refusal of banks and other financial institutions to accept properly drafted powers of...