| If you have children or dependents that rely on you | | | | upon to make critical decisions such as questions |
| for personal or financial care then you need to file a | | | | about life support, ventilators, feeding tubes, and |
| Power of Attorney. If you were to become seriously | | | | other treatments and diagnostic procedures. Most |
| injured or ill then your Power of Attorney will carry | | | | people choose someone who they can trust to make |
| out your wishes even though you may not be able | | | | like-minded, right decisions. |
| to communicate those wishes yourself. A Power of | | | | In a New Jersey power of attorney you can also |
| Attorney will save your loved ones from trying to | | | | designate someone to handle your finances if you're |
| make critical medical decisions, or try to maintain your | | | | ever unable to manage them on your own. You don't |
| estate themselves for you. | | | | have to be seriously injured to have your designated |
| New Jersey, like anywhere else in the U.S., recognizes | | | | person start doing things for you such as business |
| a Power of Attorney as a legal document that will | | | | transactions, paying your bills for you, and other |
| allow you to appoint some one to carry out your | | | | financial work you want someone to do in your |
| wishes in a certain event or situation. A Power of | | | | name. Sometimes someone with Alzheimer will |
| Attorney is much like a Living Will, except a living will | | | | designate one of their children to help pay their bills |
| can't appoint some one to make decisions for you; | | | | on time in case they forget themselves to do so. |
| only the decisions on your living will can be carried | | | | A Power of Attorney is made to help prepare you |
| out. If you have a wife or husband you could | | | | and your family in case of an emergency. Do yourself |
| designate him/her as your Power of Attorney, or if | | | | a favor and look into filing one for yourself. |
| you're a grandma or grandpa you may designate | | | | "NJ Power of Attorney" has been brought to you by |
| your son, it's completely up to you. | | | | Legal Forms Bank .Biz. We provide your state's legal |
| When you've designated a decision-maker in your | | | | forms online. We have your state's Power of |
| New Jersey Power of Attorney, that person can | | | | Attorney form and living will form. |
| make medical decisions for you. He/she may be called | | | | |