Problems with powers of attorney
By John R. Russell
Trusts and Estates,
August 2018
There is no reason a bank should reject a validly executed power of attorney, and if this happens, the threat of legal action might convince the bank to cooperate.
Practice tip for Florida POAs
By Eugenia C. Hunter
Senior Lawyers,
October 2015
A look at the form used by the fraud prevention department of a national bank for an account in Florida.
Casenote
By John W. Foltz
Elder Law,
June 2011
The facts of Carlson v. Glueckert illustrate the difficulty for a layman in preparing their own power of attorney.
A question of health
By Jay S. Goldenberg
Trusts and Estates,
November 2010
Suggested language to add to a statutory form so that medical information can be released to a designated person other than the primary Health Care Agent.
Not just a bill
By Mary Cascino
Elder Law,
June 2010
HB 6477, which revises the Illinois Power of Attorney Act to minimize abuses, has passed the Illinois General Assembly and is ready for the Governor to sign.
Not just a bill
By Mary Cascino
Trusts and Estates,
May 2010
HB 6477, which revises the Illinois Power of Attorney Act to minimize abuses, has passed the Illinois General Assembly and is ready for the Governor to sign.
Where the “rubber meets the road”: Advance directives in action
By Daniel M. Moore, Jr.
Elder Law,
February 2010
You have helped a client plan ahead with advance directives such as the health care and property powers of attorney and possibly a living trust. Unless death is sudden, the efficacy of all three of these is going to depend upon the seamlessness of the transition when time for action has arrived.
What I tell my clients about Powers of Attorney
By David R. Abell
Elder Law,
November 2005
Enclosed are drafts of powers of attorney for property and health care and an authorization for use and release of medical information which we have prepared at your request.
What I tell my clients about Powers of Attorney
By David R. Abell
Trusts and Estates,
June 2005
Enclosed are drafts of powers of attorney for property and health care and an authorization for use and release of medical information which we have prepared at your request.
The effect of HIPAA on Powers of Attorneys
By Amy Jorgensen Kain
Elder Law,
January 2005
In recent years the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) has crept into our lives in places that were not immediately identifiable upon the law going into effect.
Using and interpreting powers of attorney
By John F. Erbes
Elder Law,
April 2003
A question was posed on one of the ISBA listservs recently about the proper method of utilizing an Illinois Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney for Property
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