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Can the Power of Attorney be used by the agent to take my money or property without my permission? Unfortunately, you can run the risk that the agent you choose to give your Power of Attorney could abuse the power by spending your money or taking your money without your knowledge or worse without your permission.

A limited PoA, amongst other things, grants the PoA holder access and permission to execute trades/orders on your trading account, on your behalf. However, it does not allow the PoA holder to perform withdrawals requests or transfer of funds. All withdrawals must be requested by the authorized signatory of the account.

An agent cannot:Make decisions on behalf of the principal after their death.However, unless the principal named a co-agent or alternate agent in the same POA document or is still competent to appoint someone else to act on their behalf, an agent cannot choose who takes over their duties.

When you give someone the POA, there are important limitations to the power the agent has. First, your agent must make decisions within the terms of the legal document and can't make decisions that break the agreement, and the agent can be held liable for any fraud or negligence.

The requirements for a valid durable power of attorney in Mississippi are: Created by an adult or emancipated minor.Signed by two adult witnesses, at least one of whom isn't related to principal OR acknowledged by a notary public. Specifically authorizes the agent to make health care decisions.

In many states, notarization is required by law to make the durable power of attorney valid. But even where law doesn't require it, custom usually does. A durable power of attorney that isn't notarized may not be accepted by people with whom your attorney-in-fact tries to deal.

A limited power of attorney grants the representative that you choose (the agent or attorney-in-fact) the power to act on your behalf under limited circumstances.Under a general power of attorney, the agent or attorney-in-fact can do anything that you can do.

The biggest limitation on a power of attorney is that it can only be signed when the principal is of sound mind.If the principal is unable to make decisions, the principal's family will need to go to court to become a court appointed guardian before they can make financial or medical decisions.

Three Key Disadvantages: 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.