Question

Roger is currently in the hospital, having been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Roger would like Kim, a close friend, to make any health decisions for him in the future if he is ever incapable of making such decisions for himself. Roger would be wise to enact______________.

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter "E": a durable power of attorney.

Step-by-step explanation:

A power of attorney is a document stating another party is legally right to act on an individual's behalf. As soon as the individual is capable to handle business, the power of attorney loses validity.

A durable power of attorney, instead, is used when the individual delegating power to another party has knowledge of being impaired soon and possibly is not going to recover. Thus, the durable power of attorney will be valid since the individual cannot handle business until the moment of his or her decease. During that time, the selected party is right to make health and finance decisions on behalf of the individual.