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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the successor attorney in fact document in the editor.
  2. Begin by entering your name and the date of the Power of Attorney document in the first section. This establishes your identity as the successor attorney-in-fact.
  3. In the next field, provide details about the original grantor and principal, including their name and any relevant dates. This information is crucial for validating your authority.
  4. Describe the real property involved in this transaction. Ensure that you include a clear legal description to avoid any confusion.
  5. If there are conditions precedent to your authority, list them clearly in the designated area. This ensures transparency regarding your powers.
  6. Finally, sign and date the affidavit section, ensuring it is notarized if required. This step finalizes your document and confirms its legitimacy.

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The successor trustee has control over all assets included in your trust. The power of attorney agent is similar, however, not identical. You may still appoint the power of attorney agent as you appointed your trustee and successor trustee, but the power of attorney agent has slightly more power.
While both roles sound familiar, there are differences between them most notably, that if an asset is held outside of the trust (so, in the name of the deceased), it is the responsibility of the executor, and if it is held in the name of the trust, it is the responsibility of the successor trustee.
An attorney-in-fact is a person legally authorized in a power of attorney to perform actions or make decisions for another person (the principal). Depending on the power of attorney, an attorney-in-fact may perform functions such as paying bills, cashing checks, trading stocks or making medical decisions.
A General POA provides a broader scope of authority, enabling someone to handle nearly all your affairs. This type of POA is useful when you need someone to manage your financial matters comprehensively.
Actual, real; as distinguished from implied or inferred. Resulting from theacts of parties, instead of from the act or intendment of law.

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Its a good idea to name someone to take over as your attorney-in-fact in case your first choice cant serve or needs to resign. Nolos Durable Power of Attorney allows you to name up to two alternate attorneys-in-fact, officially called successors.

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