Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Powers of Attorney

Why do I need a power of attorney for asset management if I have a trust?

The reason is that you probably own assets which are not in the trust. Such assets often include retirement accounts, automobiles, life insurance policies, time shares, and small lots. A general power of attorney will allow your attorney-in-fact to manage such assets for you.

“To declare that in the administration of the criminal law the end justifies the means to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to secure the conviction of a private criminal would bring terrible retribution.”

- Justice Louis Brandeis in Olmstead v. U.S.