Powers of Attorney

Without a Power of Attorney, your family may need court approval to manage your affairs during a crisis. Putting this document in place now gives someone you trust the authority to step in when it matters most.

What Is a Texas Living Will?

This article explains how Texas living Wills work, including who can sign one, when it takes effect, how to revoke it, and how it differs from a medical power of attorney and DNR order.

Texas Durable Power of Attorney: Validity, Bank Acceptance, and Revocation

This article explains Texas Durable Power of Attorney requirements, including durability language, notarization, mental capacity, and when an agent’s authority begins.

Texas Medical Power of Attorney: Requirements, Agent Authority, and Revocation

This article explains Texas Medical Power of Attorney requirements, including execution methods, witness qualifications, signature rules, timing, and agent selection.

Choosing an Agent to Make Health Care Decisions

This article explains who may serve as a health care agent under a Texas medical power of attorney, who cannot serve, and what decisions the agent may make.

What is a Texas Medical Power of Attorney?

Explains how a Texas medical power of attorney lets an adult appoint a health care agent, when the agent may act, how to sign the document, and how to revoke it.

A Guide to Understanding the Durable Powers of Attorney in Texas and North Carolina

This article explains how durable powers of attorney work in Texas and North Carolina, including their authority, duration, limits, agent duties, and why they do not replace a Will.

Who Makes Medical Decisions in Texas If There Is No Medical Power of Attorney?

Explains the statutory process for medical-treatment consent in Texas when no guardian or medical-power-of-attorney agent is available, and why naming an agent provides more control.

Choosing the Right Healthcare Agent: Lessons from The Pitt

Using a storyline from The Pitt, this article explains how advance directives, medical powers of attorney, and co-agents can affect healthcare decisions in Texas and North Carolina.

Who Makes Medical Decisions if there is no Health Care Power of Attorney in North Carolina?

North Carolina law establishes a priority order for medical decisions when a person lacks capacity and has no valid Health Care Power of Attorney, but an HCPOA allows that person to choose a trusted health

Can An Incapacitated Person Make or Revoke a Durable Power of Attorney?

This article explains that under Texas law, a person generally needs contractual capacity to make, amend, or revoke a durable Power of Attorney, which remains in effect during incapacity.

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