Fill and Sign the Power of Attorney Forms Package Maine

© 2016 - U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. MAINE POWER OF ATTORNEY PACKAGE Control Number: ME-P024-PKG U.S. Legal Forms™ thanks you for your purchase of a Power of Attorney Package. This package is an important tool to help you manage your finances and personal matters. The forms found in this package allow you to make decisions about your finances, healthcare, and the care of minor children TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Form List with descriptions II. Descriptions of Forms III. Tips on Completing the Forms IV. Disclaimer I. FORM LIST With your Power of Attorney package, you will find the state specific forms that will help you prepare for and protect yourself and your loved ones from events that may affect your health, finances and personal affairs. Included in your package are the following forms: 1. General Durable Power of Attorney for Property and Finances Effective Upon Disability 2. General Durable Power of Attorney for Property and Finances Effective Immediately 3. Power of Attorney for Care and Custody of Children 4. Statutory Advance Health Care Directive II. DESCRIPTIONS OF FORMS Brief descriptions of the forms contained in your U.S. Legal Forms™ Power of Attorney Package are found below. General Durable Power of Attorney for Property and Finances Effective Upon Disability – This General Durable Power of Attorney for Property and Finances Effective upon Disability form is a general, durable power of attorney which is effective ONLY upon the principal's disability, incompetency or incapacity. This form allows you to appoint an attorney-in-fact (agent) to make decisions regarding property, financial, business, banking, management and other matters for you. The powers granted to an Agent in this Power of Attorney are very broad, but do NOT provide for health care services. General Durable Power of Attorney for Property and Finances Effective Immediately - This General Durable Power of Attorney is a general, durable power of attorney which is effective IMMEDIATELY. This form allows you to appoint an attorney-in-fact (agent) to make decisions regarding property, financial, business, banking, management and other matters for you. The powers granted to an Agent in this Power of Attorney are very broad, but do NOT provide for health care services. This form complies with all applicable state statutory laws. Power of Attorney for Care and Custody of Children – This Power of Attorney is a form which provides for the appointment of an attorney-in-fact for the care of a child or children, including health care. This Power of Attorney form requires that the signature of the person giving another the power of attorney to be notarized. Statutory Advance Health Care Directive – This is a statutory form that allows you to express your wishes and desires and give instructions regarding your health care such as whether you wish your life to be prolonged by artificial means. You can also use this document to name someone else to make health care decisions for you, to express your wishes regarding anatomical gifts of bodily organs and tissues and to designate a physician to have primary responsibility for your health care. You must sign this form and have two other individuals sign as witnesses. If you need additional information, please visit www.uslegalforms.com and look up forms by subject matter. You may also wish to visit our legal definitions page at http://definitions.uslegal.com/ IV. TIPS ON COMPLETING THE FORMS The form(s) in this packet may contain “form fields” created using Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (“.pdf” format). “Form fields” facilitate completion of the forms using your computer. They do not limit your ability to print the form “in blank” and complete with a typewriter or by hand. It is also helpful to be able to see the location of the form fields. Go to the View menu, click on Toolbars, and then select Forms. This will open the Forms toolbar. Look for the button on the Forms toolbar that resembles a shaded letter “a”. Click this button and the form fields will be visible. By clicking on the appropriate form field, you will be able to enter the needed information. In some instances, the form field and the line will disappear after information is entered. In other cases, it will not. The form was created to function in this manner. V. DISCLAIMER These materials were developed by U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. based upon statutes and forms for the subject state. All information and Forms are subject to this Disclaimer: All forms in this package are provided without any warranty, express or implied, as to their legal effect and completeness. Please use at your own risk. 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