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18 Currents February 2020 WE WRITE YOUR BOOK Tell us your story and preserve your legacy for your loved ones. Marjory Lyons 954-249-1333 Tim Jefferson 754-247-1080 Telling Your Story LLC www.telling-your-story.com [email protected] > continued from page 16 tions are much more comfortable with this detailed Durable Power of Attorney, since it is clear what you want your Agent to do. Under the new law, you can choose to name two people to act as Co-Agents. You then designate whether you allow them to act independently (only one signature necessary) or require that they act together (two signatures necessary). Your desig- nated Agents will also need to sign an acceptance agreeing to act. The new format of the Durable Power of Attorney is much more extensive and complicated (ours is 26 pages); therefore, if you did a Power of Attorney years ago, expect to pay more for the new one. The Durable Power of Attorney remains valid until you die. It is against the law for your Agent to use it (to withdraw funds, sell real estate, etc.) after your death. At that point, your Will or Revocable Living Mon., Feb. 17, 2020 continued on page 19 >