Fred has just found out he has early Alzheimer’s and he wants to give someone the authority to make some personal decisions for him, such as where he will live, in the event that he can no longer make those choices for himself.

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There are times when you may want someone else to handle some or all of your affairs.

A power of attorney is a legal document that allows you to give someone else the authority to act on your behalf. You name another person in the document to do certain things for you as your legal representative. In legal terms you are called a grantor and the person you name to act for you is called an attorney.