A power-of-attorney document can also save you from hassles as well as unnecessary expenses and waste of time in certain situations. Imagine how you can manage all your legal affairs on your own when you are mentally or physically incapacitated because of a serious disease or injury. That is simply impossible. Do you trust the person? The best thing you should establish is trust on the person you are appointing as an agent. Unfortunately, trust is something earned over time. You have to make sure the person you choose is trustworthy. Does the person truly understand your feelings? He/She should know you well so as to understand your own points of view and opinions. Over the Internet, you can find websites that specialize in legal forms. These sites may allow you to download their power-of-attorney forms. 2. Decide which type of POA you need. Your general options are the general and limited powers of attorney. The first type grants an attorney-in-fact an unlimited control over your finances or health care without a predetermined period. It is advisable that you make a power of attorney even if you do not feel any illness or you do not expect any event that would incapacitate your mental state. It is always ideal to be prepared. Could the power of attorney be revoked? Of course, it could be revoked especially if you are no longer comfortable about the kind of service or performance your agent is giving you. A power of attorney will only last on the stated date and if there is no date specified, it will cease to be effective when the principal becomes gravely ill, incapacitated or mentally incompetent. The Health Care power of attorney is one that allows a grantee of the document to decide on your health care service should the principal be deemed incapable of making a decision. Who will be at hand to take care of our business dealings and other personal issues? Can power of attorney fix things? The lack of an appointed person to take care of the legal matters when one is dying often becomes a problem because no one anticipates this happening. And who can blame them? Nobody would want to go morbid and prepare for something like dying from an illness.