As a business attorney, I've represented several clients who have sold or bought existing businesses. Sometimes the seller of the business will intimate, or even outright admit, that they have underreported their income on the business tax returns.
A Loved One's Incapacity - What Do You Need To Manage Their Affairs?
When someone you love has become too ill to make their own decisions, the natural impulse is to step in to help. However, the law requires that you obtain the authority to make legal, financial, or medical decisions for someone. There are essentially two different ways to obtain that authority, through a power of attorney document signed by the loved one while they were well, or through the courts.
