attorney-in-fact
Appointed decision maker
An attorney-in-fact is a person authorized to act on another's behalf in legal or financial matters, designated through a power of attorney document.
Unlike an attorney-at-law, an attorney-in-fact need not be a lawyer—the term simply means agent or representative: My sister serves as my attorney-in-fact while I'm overseas.
One who acts independently
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- representativeOne who acts for another
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- principalChief school administrator
appointee · designee · authority · delegation · mandate · authorization · empowerment · capacity
Legal representation grant
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- documentWritten or electronic file
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- durableAble to withstand use
springing · limited · general · notarized · executed · revocation · witnessed · signed
Medical privacy statute
- healthcare proxyAppointed medical decision-maker
- advance directiveDocumented future healthcare preferences
- incapacityLack of ability
- elder careAssistance for seniors
disability · mental competence · end-of-life · treatment · guardianship
Financial institution transactions
- investmentsAssets bought for profit
- transactionsExchanges of value
- accountsRecords of transactions
- assetsOwned items of value
property · funds · estate · taxes · real estate · contracts · bills · deposits
agent
One who acts independently
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- representativeOne who acts for another
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
principal · appointee · designee · authority · delegation · mandate · authorization · empowerment · capacity · behalf
POA
Legal representation grant
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- documentWritten or electronic file
- authorizationFormal permission granted
durable · springing · limited · general · notarized · executed · revocation · witnessed · signed · recorded
HIPAA
Medical privacy statute
- healthcare proxyAppointed medical decision-maker
- advance directiveDocumented future healthcare preferences
- incapacityLack of ability
elder care · disability · mental competence · end-of-life · treatment · guardianship
banking
Financial institution transactions
- investmentsAssets bought for profit
- transactionsExchanges of value
- accountsRecords of transactions
assets · property · funds · estate · taxes · real estate · contracts · bills · deposits · withdrawals
- agency lawagent, principal-agent, agency contract, proxy, fiduciary
- fiduciariestrustee, executor, guardian, conservator, custodian
- power of attorneyagent, principal, proxy, healthcare proxy, special power
- proxiesproxy, web proxy, surrogate, stand-in, substitute
attorney-in-factattorney-at-law
Licensed legal practitioner
lawyer · barrister · solicitor · counselor · legal counsel
fact, attorney, factually, factuality, attorneys, attorney's, power of attorney