Authority given to someone to act for you while you are alive — it ends at death.
In Islamic law
Comparable to wakalah, an agency that likewise terminates on the principal's death.
In Canadian law
Ontario distinguishes a continuing power of attorney for property from one for personal care. Both cease on death, at which point the estate trustee takes over. Acting under a POA after death is a common and serious error.
We have not yet researched whether the four Sunni schools differ on this term, so we are not going to tell you either way. Where a specific case turns on it, ask a qualified scholar rather than relying on a general summary.
Canadian legal detail
Treadstone Law, an Ontario firm with a wills and estates practice, covers the Canadian side of this in more depth:
- Continuing power of attorney for property ontario overview
- What is personal care power of attorney ontario
- Can i sell property under power of attorney ontario
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Citations & sources
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- Continuing power of attorney for property ontario overview — Treadstone Law
- What is personal care power of attorney ontario — Treadstone Law
- Can i sell property under power of attorney ontario — Treadstone Law
- Purchasing property under power of attorney ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law