Enduring power of attorney
The following material is for general information and is not legal advice.
You may not always be able to make decisions when you need to. You may be too ill to make choices about your medical treatment, or you could suffer a disability (such as a stroke) that prevents you telling others what decisions you want made.
An enduring power of attorney is an important legal document you prepare to give someone else the power to make personal or financial decisions on your behalf.
To prepare an enduring power of attorney, you need to be an adult capable of making your own personal and financial decisions and you must:
- be able to understand the nature and effect of a decision
- freely and voluntarily make those decisions
- communicate the decisions in some way
- know your assets and income
- know your expenses, bills and debts.
You also need to understand the consequences of preparing the document, its contents and when the power begins.
FAQs and related sites
- How do I appoint the Adult Guardian as my personal attorney?
- What if my attorney acts improperly?
- Do many attorneys abuse the power they are given?
- Public Trustee
- Queensland Law Society
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