irrevocable power of attorney

Moreover, modern legislation has made possible (within limits) the creation of an irrevocable power of attorney, so that even knowledge of the principal's death or insanity will not affect the validity of acts done under it.

By 1945, Kenneth Haworth's alcoholism made it impossible for him to remain at his post, and he was forced to sign an irrevocable power of attorney which authorized Tim Sutcliffe to form a Trust to continue the two schools.

Enter a few enterprising car dealers, who in late 1988 started getting in touch with the disabled and offering them a payment of anywhere from $1,000 to $9,000 to permit their names to be used to import a luxury car, strip it of the specialized equipment and sign an irrevocable power of attorney letting the real buyer drive.