Can a power of attorney have short term memory loss and still have POA?
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Last updated: Sep 14, 2010
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Can a power of attorney have short term memory loss and still be power of attorney?
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If your question is asking if the person who is acting as the agent under a Durable Power of Attorney even if they have short term memory loss, you would first look to the document itself to see if it had any limitations on acting as agent. If there is nothing in the Durable Power of Attorney that deals with this matter the issue would be whether or not the agent is still able to effectively act on behalf of the person making the Durable Power of Attorney even though the agent has a short term memory loss.
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