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DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY

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A durable power of attorney that is effective even when the maker becomes incapacitated or unable to manage their own affairs. A power of attorney that is not durable may expire when the maker becomes incapacitated. … [Read more...]

DUPEA

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In the civil law. Double the price of a thing. … [Read more...]

DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR FINANCES

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A durable power of attorney that provides someone (also called an agent or attorney-in-fact) with the power to manage your affairs if you become incapacitated. … [Read more...]

DUPEX QUERELA

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Eng. eccl. law. A complaint in the nature of an appeal from the ordinary to his next immediate superior. 3 Bl. Com 247. … [Read more...]

DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE

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A durable power of attorney that provides someone (also called an agent or attorney-in-fact) with the power to make important health care decisions for you in the event you become incapacitated and unable to make those decisions yourself. The agent or person with this power may also be referred to as a health care proxy or patient advocate. … [Read more...]

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