Summertime means vacation. Lots of vacations involve the children and, also, many times the children get to stay with the grandparents when the parents go on vacation. Make sure that you have a Power of Attorney drawn up to allow thsoe grandparents to make a medical decision and/or to consent to treatment if one of your children were to need medical attention. The medical provider would have to track you down (wherever you are at) and receive permission from you in order to treat your child if you do not have a Power of Attorney in place.
I draft temporary Power of Attorneys for my existing clients at no charge and only charge $50 for new clients. It is an essential document that ensure needed medical attention is not delayed. When you are making that vacation checklist this summer: sunscreen, swimsuit, sunglasses, book… don’t forget Power of Attorney.
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