It would help to have a video document stating with the principal stating the power of attorney or have several witnesses present to testify that the principal is mentally and psychologically competent when the document was signed. The power of attorney s termination is stated in the document. In addition to that, it could also end upon the death of the principal or when the principal, given that h/she is still competent, decided to destroy the document. Choosing an Agent for your Power of Attorney By now you should know that when you get a power of attorney to authorize somebody else to execute your decisions in case you fail to do so, you need to find the right person to whom the authority would be bestowed. As a principal, you need to find your agent or attorney-in-fact. Because of the sensitive nature of this, power of attorneys are often only given to people that the principal ( the person giving the power of attorney to the agent) absolutely trusts. This can be a son or daughter, a parent or other close relations. Do not be fooled with the name. Anybody can be given the power of attorney, even people who are not lawyers, although most of those who are given such responsibilities are family lawyers of rich people or corporate lawyers of big corporations, whose job entails them to represent the CEOs or the big bosses, which are often required to be in three places at the same time, which is of course, not humanly possible. Transactions that are not included in the provisions could not in any way be managed or handled by the person. The healthcare power of attorney designates the agent as a person who should make proper healthcare decisions for you if you get mentally incompetent or unconscious. If you would not be able to make logical decisions due to health reasons, the agent would be authorized to do so in your behalf. It could be done as long as the information or the limitation of the capabilities is specified in the power of attorney. Before specifying the name of the agent in the power of attorney, the principal should talk to the agents first and ask them if they are willing to be agents. There are no organizations, departments or governing agency that would monitor the agent, it would rely on the principal and the principal s relatives to monitor if the agent is carrying what is stipulated in the power of attorney. It grants the agent the right to decide on what to do with the principal s remains after his or her death, as well as donate the organs for educational, scientific, or transplant purposes. What if I have not appointed someone as an agent to oversee of my health care, you might ask. If nobody has powers of attorney to act on your behalf and you are already unconscious or mentally incapable, the courts will assign someone to make health care decisions for you.