Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Ohio

does an attorney in fact have to be a licensed practicing attorney?


Asked on 8/18/09, 9:59 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Rifici Rifici Law Office

No, an "attorney-in-fact" is the legal term of art which applies to the Agent named under to act for the Principal, in the Principal's Power of Attorney document. Lay persons, and often lawyers, commonly reference the Agent as the "power of attorney."

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Answered on 8/18/09, 10:40 am


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