Power of attorney, in its simplest form, transfers to the grantee the ability to make authorized legal decisions on behalf of the grantor. Under this general, or ordinary, power of attorney, the agent is authorized to make decisions for the grantor only in specific circumstances. The relationship can be revoked by the grantor, and it terminates upon his or her death or incapacity.
A more specific variant is durable power of attorney. With this document, the relationship continues should the grantor become incapacitated or incompetent. Because of the inherently intimate nature of many of these decisions, a