{"id":693,"date":"2024-03-27T18:49:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T18:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.viacognitivehealth.org\/?page_id=693"},"modified":"2024-04-05T19:12:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T19:12:35","slug":"financial-power-of-attorney-health-care-agent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.viacognitivehealth.org\/resources\/financial-power-of-attorney-health-care-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"Care &amp; Legal Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Financial Power of Attorney &amp; Health Care Agent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our care and legal resources section provides essential tools for care partners. The <strong>Georgia Advanced Directive for Health Care<\/strong> allows decision-making on medical matters, accessible through the Georgia Division of Aging Services, requiring a few simple signatures. For financial decisions, the <strong>Durable Financial Power of Attorney<\/strong> grants authority to manage finances and legal documents, with templates and advice available through Georgia Legal Aid or the Emory Law Department, also needing signatures and notarization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-fl-accent-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-fl-accent-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Georgia Advanced Directive for HealthCare<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Allows the care partner to make decisions about care on behalf of the participant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>How to obtain the Georgia Advanced Directive for Health Care?<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aging.georgia.gov\/document\/document\/georgia-advance-director-health-care\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The Georgia Advanced Directive for Health Care<\/a> is located on the Georgia Division of Aging Services website. The form requires a signature and two witness signatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also accepted is an Advance Directive for HealthCare document prepared by an attorney designating the Health Care Agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-fl-accent-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-fl-accent-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Durable Financial Power of Attorney<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Allows the care partner to make financial decisions and sign agreements on behalf of the participant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>How to obtain the Durable Financial Power of Attorney?<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It is recommended that an attorney prepare this document to ensure the appropriate authorizations are listed. Free legal advice and document preparation may be available through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glsp.org\/need-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Georgia Legal Aid<\/a>. A sample document can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/law.emory.edu\/_includes\/documents\/sections\/academics\/blank-statutory-form-power-of-attorney-for-georgia-fillable.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here <\/a>created by the Emory Law Department. This document requires signature, two witness signatures, and to be notarized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Financial Power of Attorney &amp; Health Care Agent Our care and legal resources section provides essential tools for care partners. The Georgia Advanced Directive for Health Care allows decision-making on medical matters, accessible through the Georgia Division of Aging Services, requiring a few simple signatures. 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