Can Durable Power of Attorney be witnessed by Agents of the POA?
The best practice is to avoid (blood and marriage) relatives and agents not be witnesses. In my state, the agents cannot be witnesses.
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The best practice is to avoid (blood and marriage) relatives and agents not be witnesses. In my state, the agents cannot be witnesses.
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