ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

I gave full poa to my friend 5 years ago and gave a will to my sister a few months ago. is that will valid.

ATTORNEY ANSWER BY MARGARET L. CROSS:

A durable power of attorney is a document in which you give another the right to make financial

decisions for you during your lifetime. This document is executed so that if you become incompetent, your attorney in fact can access your money to take care of you. The power of the attorney in fact ends at your death. Your will is a document that states which of your heirs will received your assets after your death. The two do not cancel each other out.

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