Powers of Attorney: Health Care, Property

Attorneys manage crisis and help people plan for the unexpected. Wills and trusts are plans directing who will inherit your estate. Powers of attorney are plans for taking care of your decisions, personal and financial, if you are unable to make the decisions for yourself.
Illinois has two durable powers of attorney, one for health care (including day-to-day and end-of-life medical decisions) and one for property (money). With a power of attorney you can nominate the person you chose to help you if the need arises. In the document you include instructions about what you want.
By planning you can save money, aggravation and protect your decisions and privacy. This book, written under Illinois law breaks the topic down into manageable bits and pieces to help you understand that you are placing your life and money into the hands of a third party. A dictionary is included of the terms that relate to powers of attorney.