Stop everything - an ongoing power of attorney have you already done?

An accident or illness can cause you to lose your ability to make decisions about your life or property. Conducting an ongoing power of attorney ahead of time will ensure that your wishes will be honored in any situation you find yourself in. Adv. Ronen Tzarfati explains what this document means and how it is edited

Stop everything - an ongoing power of attorney have you already done?

You should always be prepared for the future. In order to avoid disputes on the day when we need help from others it is advisable to make an ongoing power of attorney.

Advocate and notary Ronen Tzarfati, who has a law firm specializing in family and inheritance law, legal kosherness and guardianship for many years, is a member of the Bar Association's Continuing Power of Attorney Committee and is certified to hold a continuing power of attorney. Our document is intended to help us do so even in the event that we have lost this ability as a result of an illness or accident.

A French lawyer states that the document allows us to meticulously detail our wishes regarding the conduct of our lives in case of need from a property, medical and personal point of view. From a property point of view, a continuing power of attorney allows us to determine how our property will be managed, for example whether to sell or rent an apartment. Allows us to determine which treatments we are interested in receiving in case of need and which treatments we want to avoid.Personally we can express our desire regarding our living arrangements in case of loss of independent living capacity.

Divorce or mediation - that's the question

According to a French attorney, in the absence of a continuing power of attorney, the court appoints a guardian for the person in need. The guardian makes all decisions regarding the life of the needy. The problematic attorney demonstrates this through the story of S., a 50-year-old man who lost his sanity. A recent severe stroke. Both S.'s children and his publicly known one each filed a separate application to the court to be appointed guardian - and the disputes between the parties were acute. Continuous power of attorney would have prevented many problems in this case.

A French lawyer explains that a person who is qualified to make a permanent power of attorney is a lawyer who has been certified by the Ministry of Justice and specializes in legal training and guardianship. If we give up this specialization we could find ourselves in a situation where a defective document takes effect and cannot be repaired. A Frenchman is advised by any person to make a continuing power of attorney.

Adv. Ronen Tzarfati specializes in legal training and guardianship, family law and divorce. He is also certified to hold a continuing power of attorney on behalf of the Custodian General.

Phone: 053-8095672

Article courtesy of Zap Legal

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