A new technical amendments law, effective September 12, 2010, corrects unintended problems created by New York’s Power of Attorney (POA) law that went into effect on September 1, 2009. The major changes are: Retroactive application of the technical changes to September 1, 2009. Execution of a new power of attorney will not automatically revoke an […]
The New York Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA) went into effect on June 1, 2010. The law allows family members and friends to make health care decisions, including decisions about the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, on behalf of patients who lose their ability to make such decisions. It applies to patients who […]
A new law concerning New York powers of attorney, originally effective March 1, 2009, has been delayed until September 1, 2009. There are ten major changes affecting the content and the execution of the power of attorney form: GIFT RIDER: To authorize the agent to make gifts, gift-giving authority must be initialed by the principal […]