Durable power of attorney

A durable power of attorney is one that grants decision-making authority to another, typically an attorney, and which endures even after the signer is incapacitated in some way. Typically a durable power of attorney lasts until the death of the person who signed it, but it can also be revoked by its signer.

The durability of this document should be explicitly stated in it.

In contrast, the term of a non-durable power of attorney typically ends when its signer becomes incapacitated.