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    Powers of Attorney for Our Aging Client Base: Ancillary steps to enhance the agent’s function and prevent abuse

    Trusts & Estate’s Magazine
    July 2015

    Martin M. Shenkman & Jonathan G. Blattmachr 

    The population is aging, as are our clients. Planning for the infirmities and challenges that often accompany the aging process involves increased attention to the power of attorney (POA). Practitioners too often view a POA as a “throw in” document provided along with a will or revocable trust. In reality, a POA can, and should, be a planning tool that practitioners address in detail. Merely planning and drafting the POA document won’t suffice. For clients to achieve the maximum benefit and protection from a POA, practitioners will have to guide clients with ancillary steps to enhance the agent’s ability to function and prevent abuse of the POA. This guidance applies regardless of where on the wealth spectrum the client stands.

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