Joint & Independent Attorneys-in-fact
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Definition of "Joint & Independent Attorneys-in-fact"
If a principal to a Power of Attorney appoints more than one attorney-in-fact, he or she will have to decide whether the attorneys-in-fact will be Joint Attorneys-in-fact or Joint & Independent Attorneys-in-fact. Joint & Independent Attorneys-in-fact can act together or individually. Either one can take an action without consulting the other. If one is absent, the other can still act.
