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Notarization raises the presumption as to its authentication and no more. Notarization of power of attorney is a matter of procedure and raises the presumption of the authority of the person to institute the suit.

The POA cannot transfer the responsibility to another Agent at any time. The POA cannot make any legal or financial decisions after the death of the Principal, at which point the Executor of the Estate would take over. The POA cannot distribute inheritances or transfer assets after the death of the Principal.

A Maine durable power of attorney is a document that allows a person (?principal?) to grant authority to someone else (?agent?) and act on their behalf for a variety of financial purposes. The agent is recommended to be a person that is closely trusted such as a spouse or family member.

The word ?durable? means that you created your Power of Attorney while you still had capacity, and that you intended for the document to remain in effect if you become ?incapacitated.? You are ?incapacitated? when you are too sick to make decisions for yourself or tell others what care you want.

PART I ? Power of Attorney Form 2848-ME allows you to authorize one or more representatives. Representatives must be individuals, i.e., you cannot name a firm as your representative but you can name a person or persons at the firm.

State officials say they're barely keeping up with the demand for lawyers to represent the poor in criminal and family cases, even as Maine takes gradual steps to shed its status as the only state without a public defender system.