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Originally a Power of Attorney was a deed which appointed an agent or attorney during the pleasure of the person doing the appointing. That is to say, the person holding the Power could act on behalf of the person who signed it provided that the person who signed it continued to hold him out as his agent. The power was subject to cancellation at any time.

The law was that if the giver of the Power no longer had mental capacity to give it, the Power lapsed, because the giver could no longer hold the holder out as his agent.

However, many people thought that a Power of Attorney would be a useful device to empower someone to look after the affairs of the incompetent--it was cheaper than getting a court order to commit someone, and the person could appoint the custodian of their choice. However, that was not possible without special legislation to allow Powers of Attorney to last under certain circumstances even when the giver is no longer mentally competent. Such Powers are called durable powers because they survive mental incompetency. Powers which lapse on the incompetency of the giver are nondurable.

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