Tag: Incompetent Person

The Role of the Attorney-in-Fact

When a client becomes incompetent the person named as the “attorney-in-fact” in the Power of Attorney form must step in and assist with all components of the client’s financial life. An attorney-in-fact handles all money matters – paying bills, investing assets, ensuring safekeeping of valuables while maintaining detailed and accurate records of all transactions. The attorney-in-fact is the incompetent person’s…