attorney-in-fact of a power of attorney makes decisions for you when you are alive. An executor of a last will and testament makes decisions on behalf of your estate after your death.

Once appointed, the actions of a guardian or conservator are subject to court review and supervision. Generally, the guardian/conservator posts a bond and provides an accounting to the court regarding the management of assets. The accountings usually become public record. (The term guardian and conservator are interchangeable and the appropriate title depends upon whether one lives in Virginia, Maryland or the District of Columbia. See similar questions...

Depending on the wording of the power of attorney document, you may or may not have to act together on all transactions. In many cases, when there are multiple attorneys-in-fact, they are appointed "severally," meaning they can each act independently of one another. Nevertheless, it is important for them to communicate with each another to make sure their actions are consistent. See similar questions...

Yes, if the principal has agreed to pay you. In general, the attorney-in-fact is entitled to "reasonable" compensation for his or her services. However, in most cases, the attorney-in-fact is a family member and does not expect to be paid. If you would like to be paid, it is best that you discuss this with the principal, agree on a reasonable rate of payment, and put that agreement in writing. That is the best way to avoid misunderstandings in the future. See similar questions...

No. You do not have to give your attorney-in-fact power over everything. You can designate specific, limited powers to your attorney-in-fact. LegalZoom allows you to specify the powers you wish to delegate. See similar questions...

In most estates today, it is common to appoint the Executors as Trustees. The main difference is that trustee is the person responsible for making the decisions that maintain the estate whilst it is held on trust before it is given to the beneficiaries, and the executor is the person that carries out (or executes) the actions and wishes of the Trustees during this time. See similar questions...

Many people give their attorney-in-fact/donee/agent broad powers over their finances. You are entitled to give your attorney-in-fact/donee/agent as much or as little power as you wish. You may want to give your attorney-in-fact/donee/agent authority to do some or all of the following: Whatever powers you give your attorney-in-fact/agent/donee, he or she must act in your best interests, keep accurate records, keep your property separate from his or hers and avoid conflicts of interest. See similar questions...

Executor is named in a Will as the person who is to Probate the Will (apply to the Court for Letters Probate) and administer the estate of a deceased person in accordance with the deceased's wishes as set forth in the Will. If there is no Will, a person can apply to the Court for Letters of Administration and be appointed Administrator of the estate. The Administrator administers the estate in accordance with the provisions of the Estate Administration Act . See similar questions...

In popular usage, a theory is just a vague and fuzzy sort of fact. But to a scientist a theory is a conceptual framework that explains existing facts and predicts new ones. For instance, today I saw the Sun rise. This is a fact. This fact is explained by the theory that the Earth is round and spins on its axis while orbiting the sun. This theory also explains other facts, such as the seasons and the phases of the moon, and allows me to make predictions about what will happen tomorrow. See similar questions...

Latest Answer: the real meaning of fact is what are all the necessary information for a business.Ex: in a business,... My Business case is to develop a informatica mapping for a Stored Procedurei have a cursor in a SP which has 5 tables in 'from' .. with some where conditions. how to develop mapping and fetch all the values I am getting following error when i tried to run Informatica job through a UNIX script.The error is ERROR: Invalid user name or password. See similar questions...

In most instances, when a person dies owning property of any real value, it is necessary to appoint someone to administer the estate. That someone could be an individual close to the deceased, a bank or trust. That individual who acts for, or "stands in the shoes of," the deceased is called the personal representative. If the personal representative is named in a will and the will is accepted as valid that person is known as the executor. See similar questions...

FACIT" (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy) was adopted as the formal name of the measurement system in 1997 to portray the expansion of the more familiar "FACT" (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy) series of questionnaires into other chronic illnesses and conditions. Thus, FACIT is a broader, more encompassing term that includes the FACT questionnaires under its umbrella. See similar questions...

Yes, but it is up to the person giving the power of attorney to decide who he or she wants to appoint as attorney in fact. Often, there are valid reasons for wanting one person to handle the financial affairs, while another person handles the healthcare decisions. See similar questions...

No. A general power of attorney (springing) does not give your attorney-in-fact/donee/agent legal authority to make medical decisions for you. You can prepare a personal health care directive (or living will) which lets you choose someone to make medical decisions on your behalf if you become incapacitated. See similar questions...