NIKA LAW LLPEtobicoke, ON · October 9, 2026Difference btwn POAP & POAPC
Two documents get confused constantly in estate planning conversations across the Greater Toronto Area; the Power of Attorney for Property and the Power of Attorney for Personal Care are often treated as one and the same, though they aren’t, really. Each is assigned a distinct job by law. Money, assets, and financial decisions are covered by one; health care and personal wellbeing choices are governed by the other. In many cases, it’s assumed by families that one document covers both, and that assumption gets corrected only after a crisis has already started. The two are often signed...
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