power-of-attorney

Now it allows adults to name outside monitors in their power-of-attorney documents, to whom agents must provide regular accounting reports.

Power Grab! Kelly Greene 2011

There are few comprehensive statistics tracking power-of-attorney abuse per se, but the MetLife Mature Market Institute, a research unit of insurer MetLife Inc., in 2009 put the annual financial loss suffered by victims of elder financial abuse, including exploitation of powers of attorney, at $2.6 billion.

Power Grab! Kelly Greene 2011

Caroline Yates, a homemaker in Rochester, N.Y., served as power-of-attorney for her octogenarian great uncle.

The Pearls Are Mine! Kelly Greene 2012

Banks and brokerages, meanwhile, are taking matters into their own hands, imposing tough new hurdles on power-of-attorney claims.

Power Grab! Kelly Greene 2011

That is prompting lawmakers to turn their attention to power-of-attorney abuse—often the first step in a swindle.

Power Grab! Kelly Greene 2011

Estate Planning: Make sure you have a will, an appointed power-of-attorney, health-care directives and an estate plan.

Ready to Retire? Here's a Five-Year Pre-Retirement Plan. Anne Tergesen 2011

Health-Care Confidential Possibly the most important health-care document to fill out in advance is a durable health-care power-of-attorney form.

The 25 Documents You Need Before You Die Saabira Chaudhuri 2011

Also, make sure your heirs have access to a durable financial power-of-attorney form.

The 25 Documents You Need Before You Die Saabira Chaudhuri 2011

Suarez was caught in part because an alert official at a Key West bank spotted an upside-down notary stamp on a power-of-attorney form Suarez's daughter used in an effort to cash a tax refund check in early 2007.

Prisoners stole millions from the IRS in 2009 2011

"Even with perfectly executed power-of-attorney documents, it's still hard to get banks to honor them because they are concerned about their own liability," says Rial Moulton, a Spokane, Wash., estate-planning lawyer.

Power Grab! Kelly Greene 2011