Amandla aqinile ommeli angaba elinye lamathuluzi awusizo kakhulu okuhlela ifa umuntu alisebenzisayo, kodwa futhi kungaba yingozi enkulu. I-POA ehlala isikhathi eside inika umuntu (obizwa ngokuthi “ummeli eqinisweni”) igunya elingokomthetho lokumela omunye umuntu ezindabeni ezihlukahlukene, ezihlanganisa amabhange, izinzuzo, izindlu, izintela, izindlu ezithengiswayo, ukuqulwa kwecala, nokunye. (I-POA ehlala isikhathi eside ihlukile kune-Health Care Power of Attorney, okuyifomu elisetshenziselwa ukuqoka umuntu ukuthi enze izinqumo mayelana nokunakekelwa kwezempilo.)
Amandla ommeli anganqunyelwa noma abe banzi kakhulu ngobubanzi kuye ngokuthi yini edingekayo. I-POA ehlala isikhathi eside ebhalwe ngokufanelekile nesetshenziswayo inganikeza othile amandla amakhulu ezindabeni zomunye umuntu, futhi kufanele icatshangelwe ngokucophelela. Ukusebenzisa amandla ommeli akuphuci ikhono likathishanhloko - umuntu osayina amandla ommeli - ukuqhubeka nokwenza izindaba zakhe.
Lapho unquma ukuthi ubani ozombiza ngokuthi "ummeli empeleni," cabangela izinto ezine mayelana nabantu abangase babe:
1) Thembela. Umuntu oshiwo ku-POA kumele ethenjwa ukuthi uzokwenza lokho okufunwa uthishanhloko futhi akudingayo. "Eqinisweni ummeli" akufanele asebenzise igunya lakhe ukusizakala ngothishanhloko futhi angeke adlule igunya elinikezwe yena.
2) Amakhono. Empeleni ummeli kumele akwazi ukusingatha imisebenzi edingwa uthishanhloko. Umuntu okufanele asingathe udaba lwentela oluyinkimbinkimbi udinga izinga elihlukile lobuchule kunothile okudingeka aqinisekise ukuthi irenti iyakhokhwa inyanga ngayinye.
3) Amandla. Izidingo zikathishanhloko zingashintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Empeleni ummeli kufanele abe nesikhathi, amandla, nokuzimisela ukusiza uthishanhloko njengoba kuvela izimo ezahlukene.
4) Ukuxhumana. Uthishanhloko nommeli empeleni kufanele bakwazi ukuxhumana ngokucacile. Uthishanhloko kufanele anikeze iziqondiso mayelana nokuthi yini afuna yenziwe ngaphansi kwezimo ezehlukene, futhi ummeli empeleni kufanele athembeke ngalokho azimisele nakwazi ukukwenza.
Ifomu lase-Ohio “lamandla ommeli”, kanye namathuluzi nezinsiza zokusiza ukuligcwalisa, lingatholakala lapha. Ifomu le-POA kufanele lisayinwe ngaphambi kwe-notary. I-POA kufanele inikezwe noma ubani nanoma yiziphi izikhungo ezicelwa ukuba zithembele kuyo, njengebhange noma umnikazi wendawo. I-POA ihlala kuze kube yilapho uthishanhloko efa noma ethi amandla ommeli awasasebenzi. I-POA kufanele irekhodwe nesifunda uma isetshenziselwa noma yikuphi ukuthengiselana okubandakanya indawo yangempela.
Abantu abadala asebekhulile kanye nabantu abakhubazekile noma abagula kakhulu bangafaka isicelo ku-Legal Aid ukuze bathole usizo lokudala amandla aqinile ommeli ngokushayela ku-1-888-817-3777.
Lesi sihloko sabhalwa ngu-Anne Sweeney futhi savela ku "The Alert" Volume 33, Issue 1, in Spring 2017. Chofoza lapha ukuze ufunde i-PDF egcwele yalolu daba!