Becoming a caregiver for a loved one is often a difficult journey, giving up time and money to provide assistance to someone who can no longer manage their own affairs. Bills, paperwork, and medical ...

Fungi are vital to natural ecosystems by breaking down dead organic material and cycling it back into the environment as nutrients. But new research from the University of Utah finds one species, ...

Dear Heloise: I have a hard time reading or even finding the expiration dates on many food products. On yogurt containers, the date does not consistently appear in the same place on the individual ...

A healthcare power of attorney (healthcare proxy) is a legal document that allows a person to make healthcare decisions for someone else. A healthcare power of attorney allows someone to appoint a ...

One statute in particular – Estates Code Section 751.251 – gives a lot of people the right to file suit about your durable power of attorney. lakshmiprasad S / Getty Images/iStockphoto A big document ...

A power of attorney (POA) is a legal document that grants one person the authority to act on behalf of another, making it a fundamental tool for managing personal, financial or medical affairs. State ...

A senior father and his young son looking at information using a laptop at home. Power of attorney documents give one or more people the right to act as your agent when you’re unavailable, ...

A durable power of attorney becomes effective once signed by the principal and remains valid until the principal's death. After the principal's death, responsibility for their estate (if any) will be ...

Power of attorney is a legal document that grants an agent authority to make decisions on behalf of the principal. Different types and scopes exist, including durable, springing, health care, and ...

Power of attorney documents give one or more people the right to act as your agent when you're unavailable, incapacitated, or otherwise indisposed. Beyond more general types of POAs, specialized ...

Dear Mr. Premack: My mother recently named me as Agent in a perfectly valid, attorney prepared Durable Power of Attorney. Mother is of sound mind but is physically frail, and she asked me to go to her ...