WHAT IS A "SUBSTITUTE ATTORNEY" IN A POWER OF ATTORNEY?

The person or persons whom you have asked to be your Attorney(s) may have died, moved away, had a stroke, become incompetent, or refuse to act. It is therefore a good idea, where there is a danger of that happening (e.g. your spouse is aging), to appoint a Substitute Attorney or Substitute Attorneys to act.

If you appoint more than one Substitute Attorney you need to have a clause about whether they are acting Jointly or Jointly and Severally.


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