Question

Ruth had a contract to sell a vacation home she owned in North Carolina. Rather than make the trip from Oregon for the closing, she gave her brother Ian, who lived in North Carolina, the authority to represent her at the closing and to sign all the necessary papers. The notarized document that confers this authority on Ian is a (n) __________________; and Ian is a (n) _____________.

A) General power of attorney-- Attorney in fact
B) Special power of attorney-- Attorney at law
C) Special power of attorney-- Attorney in fact
D) General power of attorney--Attorney at law

Answer 1

special power of attorney, Attorney in fact

Step-by-step explanation:

Ruth had a contract to sell a vacation home she owned in North Carolina. Rather than make the trip from Oregon for the closing, she gave her brother Ian, who lived in North Carolina, the authority to represent her at the closing and to sign all the necessary papers. The notarized document that confers this authority on Ian is a special power of an attorney, and Ian is an attorney in fact. Special power of attorney involves legally authorizing an agent or attorney to represent an you, act on your behalf or decide on your behalf regarding the state of a property under specific and clear terms and circumstances. The individual on whose this special power is transferred is known as an attorney. Hence, Ian is an attorney in this scenario and the special power of an attorney was transferred to him by Ruth.