A Power of Attorney gives a person of your choice, known as your “agent,” the authority to act on your behalf. There are several different types of POAs, including:
A Healthcare Power of Attorney
A Durable Power of Attorney
A General Power of Attorney
A Limited, or Special Power of Attorney
A Springing Power of Attorney only becomes effective upon your incapacitation, however, is no longer effective in Florida after the Legislature rewrote the Power of Attorney statutes in 2011.