ADVANCE DIRECTIVES POWERS OF ATTORNEY

POWER OF ATTORNEY TERMINOLOGY PRINCIPAL –THE PERSON WHO APPOINTS ANOTHER TO ACT ON HIS/HER BEHALF –[THE PATIENT IN HEALTHCARE MATTERS] ATTORNEY-IN-FACT –THE PERSON WHO IS APPOINTED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER WHEN THE OTHER IS INCAPABLE OF ACTING ON HIS/HER OWN BEHALF –[THE SURROGATE/PROXY IN HELATHCARE MATTERS]

POWER OF ATTORNEY REGULAR POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTMENT OF ANOTHER TO PERFORM SPECIFIC TRANSACTIONS –E.G., SELL PROPERTY, MANAGE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS AUTHORITY CEASES WHEN PRINCIPAL BECOMES INCOMPETENT (LOSES DECISIONAL CAPACITY)

POWER OF ATTORNEY DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINT OF ANOTHER TO PERFORM SPECIFIC TRANSACTIONS –E.G., SELL PROPERTY, MANAGE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS AUTHORITY CONTINUES PAST THE ONSET OF INCOMPETENCE (LOSS OF DECISIONAL CAPACITY) OF THE PRINCIPAL

POWER OF ATTORNEY SPRINGING DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTMENT OF ANOTHER TO PERFORM SPECIFIC TRANSACTIONS –E.G., SELL PROPERTY, MANAGE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS –HEALTHCARE DECISIONS AUTHORITY BEGINS ONLY WHEN THE PRINCIPAL BECOMES INCOMPETENT (LOSES DECISIONAL CAPACITY) DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTHCARE