If you’re planning ahead or need someone to act on your behalf, Idaho Legal Aid Services can help. We offer resources and guidance for creating or revoking powers of attorney for finances and health care, understanding durable and limited options, and meeting Idaho’s signing, witnessing, and notarization requirements. Our goal is to help you choose the right form, avoid common mistakes, and know how a power of attorney compares to a living will or guardianship.
Powers of Attorney and Advanced Directives - Templates
The attached form is for individuals seeking a Power of Attorney delegating parental powers over a child to a relative or a non-relative. The information you will need to complete the Parental Power of Attorney Form includes:
- Your current full legal name.
- The full legal name(s) of the child(ren).
- The child(ren)'s date of birth.
- The full legal name of the relative you are delegating parental powers to.
The physical address of the relative you are delegating parental powers to.
Please use the attached template to create a Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care.
Use the attached template to create a power of attorney to delegate your financial decisions to another if you become unable to manage your own financial decisions.
Use this template to create a form that will revoke a power of attorney you currently have in place but want to cancel.
Use this template to create a letter asking your agent (the person you gave your power of attorney to) to make an accounting of their actions on your behalf.
We plan for many important events in life. We plan for retirement, a wedding, vacations, and for a child’s education. Sadly, the health choices that are made at the end of life are seldom planned and many times they are made for us. Decisions are put off and desires are not expressed because it is difficult to contemplate or discuss death. There are many things to plan for at the end of life. Transfer of property and the well being of a spouse or child are all issues to be considered and planned for. However, the topic discussed here involves end of life health care issues, the importance of living wills, and advance directives. The principle way to ensure that your desires are fulfilled if you are no longer able to communicate your wishes is through a Living Will.
