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What is the difference between a DPOA and POA? A Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) remains valid even if the principal becomes incapacitated, while a Power of Attorney (POA) ceases to be effective in such situations.
A power of attorney ends if the person it represents becomes incapacitated. That's when a special kind of power of attorney, known as a durable power of attorney, is more appropriate, because it remains intact, or “durable,” even if a person suffers mental incapacity in the future.
A power of attorney may be used to give another the right to sell a car, home or other property. A power of attorney might be used to allow another to access bank accounts, sign a contract, make health care decisions, handle financial transactions or sign legal documents for the principal.
A durable power of attorney (DPOA) is one of your most important estate planning documents. It gives an individual (your “attorney-in-fact”) power to manage your legal and financial affairs. Here are some of the most common questions we hear about durable powers of attorney in Florida.
You can represent yourself if you so choose. This is called pro se representation. But just because you're allowed to represent yourself doesn't mean you should. For example, if you're going through a contentious divorce or battling child custody, these are not legal issues you want to tackle alone.
One major downfall of a POA is the agent may act in ways or do things that the principal had not intended. There is no direct oversight of the agent's activities by anyone other than you, the principal. This can lend a hand to situations such as elder financial abuse and/or fraud.
The return-of-service form must list all pleadings and documents served and be signed by the person who effects the service of process. However, a person who is authorized under this chapter to serve process and who effects such service of process may sign the return-of-service form using an electronic signature.
All parental responsibility and time-sharing cases need a Cover Sheet, a Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Affidavit, and a Child Support Guidelines Worksheet. They also require a parenting plan, but you don't have to use the form the courts provide.
Short answer: Yes. You are constitutionally entitled to defend yourself in criminal or other courts of law. The legal term for self-representation is pro se which is Latin for “on one's own behalf.”
Technically lawyers are allowed to represent anyone, including members of their own families. However, depending on the state where you practice and type of case you need to handle, the answer to this question may be buried beneath a mountain of fine print and gray areas.
