Power of Attorney

In almost every estate planning consultation I have with a new client, we spend meaningful time on wills and trusts. Those conversations are important, and they drive real decisions. But the documents that clients are most often missing when they walk through the door are not wills or trusts. They are powers of attorney. Most people assume that their spouse, their adult child, or a sibling would simply step in to handle things if they were seriously injured or became incapaci