Apowerofattorneyisalegaldocumentthatallowsoneperson(theprincipal)toauthorizeanotherperson(theagentorattorney-in-fact)toactontheirbehalfinlegal,financial,orpersonalmatters.Thescopeofauthoritycanbebroadorlimitedtospecifictasks.Powersofattorneyarecommonlyusedinsituationswheretheprincipalisunabletohandletheirownaffairsduetoabsence,illness,orothercircumstances.Thedocumentmustbeproperlyexecutedaccordingtothelawsoftherelevantjurisdictiontobevalid.
