By Fajer Ahmed Power of Attorney is a document that legally authorizes a person to act on behalf of another person, with their permission. For example, a brother can sell his sister's car, a father can obtain a passport on behalf of his daughter or your lawyer can file a case for you, with a POA. In Kuwait, a POA is obtained from the Ministry of Justice through a very easy and simple process. It is also recognized by governmental institutions, the judiciary powers, as well as other corporations. Power of attorneys are widely referred to as POAs.Question: What are the different types of POAs and where are they usually obtained from?Fajer: There are so many different types, but here are a few main ones:
- From a client to a lawyer
- From a person to another person to take care of governmental paperwork or to make transactions on their behalf
- From a company to a person to act on behalf of the company in certain situations.
- From a shareholder of a company to a person to act on behalf of the shareholder making decisions with other shareholders for the company.
- To give the POA to someone who is trustworthy and whom you personally trust
- Make it as specific as possible
- A lot of governmental transactions will request that you verify the transaction on the governmental apps such as Sahil and Hawati
- Cancel it once the person has completed the transaction you have requested of them