Some law firms now scan power of attorney forms, wills and trusts that clients have signed and send them electronic copies instead of paper.
A spokeswoman for the Philadelphia Police Department, Jillian Russell, said it was unclear whether the IDs — drivers licenses, Social Security information and power of attorney forms — belonged to people who had been kidnapped or whether the documents had just been stolen.
Union officials recently organized educational forums at a Roman Catholic church in Red Springs, where immigrant workers were advised, among other things, to sign power of attorney forms designating someone to take care of their children, finances and homes if they were arrested.
"Any of these could be jeopardized with revocation, and that's a big problem," says Michael O'Connor, an estates lawyer in Syracuse, N.Y., who chaired a state bar association review committee that recommended modifications lawyers should consider making on power of attorney forms.
For example, the Flesch-Kincaid readability score for Oregon's combined AD form was grade level 7.6, whereas the readability score for Utah's living will and power of attorney forms were grade levels 19.0 and 17.8, respectively.
Many states provide power of attorney forms online.
In most states, power of attorney forms don't have to be government-written legal documents.
Every State has Medical Power of Attorney forms for their residents.
Decide which of the 4 power of attorney forms you will need; Durable, General, Limited or Medical.
