For instance, you can authorize an agent to sign a business contract for you but only that business contract and no other documents. Some are also given a section, for instance, a special power of attorney to look into the financial matters and to manage it and sign documents pertaining only to financials. Younger people who have had an accident or are suffering from a health problem that renders them unconscious can also use these powers of attorney. In any case, you can choose a person who you trust the most to decide on your behalf according to the available information at that time. That person who you assign as your agent must perform whatever you require even if it runs contrary to his or her own wishes for you. Anybody can be given the power of attorney, even people who are not lawyers, although most of those who are given such responsibilities are family lawyers of rich people or corporate lawyers of big corporations, whose job entails them to represent the CEOs or the big bosses, which are often required to be in three places at the same time, which is of course, not humanly possible. Before you choose an agent of an attorney-in-fact for your special power of attorney, it would be best to ask yourself the following questions first. Do you trust the person? The best thing you should establish is trust on the person you are appointing as an agent. Unfortunately, trust is something earned over time. With a POA in his or her hands, your agent can make financial, health care, and other legal decisions on your behalf. That being said, you must educate yourself about the risks as well as the responsibilities involved with a POA before you start the paperwork. 4. Start writing the document. List all the reasons and the scope for granting POA to your agent. This is why it is important to have knowledge on legal matters and employ legal assistance when making the document. A possible problem with the durable power of attorney is that the principal may not want the attorney-in-fact to take specific liberties. The principal could specify in the document what specific decisions the durable power of attorney can make.