Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in North Carolina
Power of Attorney
When signing a legal document, what is the legal/appropriate way to sign for another person for whom I have Power of Attorney? (Do I sign thier name and initial it, or sign my name "for 'the other person'"?
Asked on 4/14/99, 7:08 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Pransky
Law Office of Alan J. Pransky
Re: Power of Attorney
When using a power of attorney, you sign the principal's name then your name
showing your authority to sign for the principal. The two common ways that I have
seen and used are John Smith by Jane Smith, Attorney in Fact or John Smith by Jane
Smith under a Power of Attorney.
Alan Pransky
Law Office of Alan J. Pransky
20 Eastbrook Road
Answered on 4/19/99, 10:10 pm
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