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Attorney-In-Fact

Last Updated: November 20, 2007 Related resource areas: Personal Finance

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This is a person who is given authority to act on behalf of another person by Power of Attorney. An Attorney-in-Fact, also called an agent, is not required to be a lawyer.


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