Can I have a Power of Attorney on my trust account?

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In general, trusts are not designed to have Power of Attorney (POA) agreements. A successor trustee is generally designated in the trust to manage the trust if the original trustee resigns, becomes incapacitated, or passes away.

Trusts do allow for a POA on rare occasions. In such cases, the trust would specifically allow the trustee to appoint an attorney-in-fact and the trustee’s POA document would specifically allow the attorney-in-fact to manage the trust.

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