If you want to designate 2 agents for power of attorney, do you fill out 2 separate forms or add 2 names to 1 form?
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If you want to designate 2 agents for power of attorney, do you fill out 2 separate forms or add 2 names to 1 form?
The form does not really have a place to do this. I don’t want to add 1 as a substitute if 1 agent dies but instead, want to make both of my children as equal opportunity agents.
Asked on August 10, 2014 under Estate Planning, Texas
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
I see that the form has a very small line to put in the name and address of the person or persons that you are appointing as your attorney in fact. You could go and speak with a lawyer who I am sure has the form so that you could add both. At the very least their names could be written above the line and their addresses placed on the document further down. But here is what you really need to decide. You need to decide how your children will act as attorneys in fact. They can act independently, meaning with out consulting the other, or together making all decisions in agreement., That is the key. Good luck.
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