{"id":49,"date":"2010-08-07T01:33:55","date_gmt":"2010-08-07T01:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/blog_news\/?p=49"},"modified":"2010-08-07T01:33:55","modified_gmt":"2010-08-07T01:33:55","slug":"what-is-a-durable-power-of-attorney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/2010\/08\/07\/what-is-a-durable-power-of-attorney\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a durable power of attorney?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Durable Power of Attorney Explained<\/h2>\n<p>A <strong>Durable General Power of Attorney<\/strong> is perhaps the <strong>most powerful legal document<\/strong> that can be written.\u00a0 In short, a power of attorney is a document that gives another person the <strong>absolute power and authority<\/strong> to sign anything that you can sign, to virtually <strong>do anything you can do yourself<\/strong>.\u00a0 In other words, a person who has your &#8220;power of attorney&#8221;\u00a0 (attorney-in-fact) acts in your place.\u00a0 Such a person actually signs your name and adds their signature with the phrase &#8220;under power of attorney.&#8221;\u00a0 An<strong> attorney-in-fact<\/strong> can sell your house, file a lawsuit in your name, apply for loans, credit cards, etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 75%;background-color: #ffff00\">[weaver_show_if_mobile] <strong>Connect:<\/strong> <a href=\"tel:423-899-0131\"><strong>(423) 899-0131<\/strong>| <\/a><a href=\"#email\"> Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/contact-purple-law-firm\/#locate\"> Locate<\/a>[\/weaver_show_if_mobile]<\/p>\n<p>Giving someone your power of attorney is a very serious decision, so <a title=\"Power of Attorney very serious decision\" href=\"http:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\" target=\"_self\">before you execute a durable general power of attorney, consult a lawyer<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Durable General Power of Attorney is perhaps the most powerful legal document that can be written. 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