“If spouses own a joint bank account then either party can withdraw funds from the account,” she said. “A power of attorney should not be necessary to access the funds in the joint account ...

For example, if the husband’s will leaves some of his large bank accounts to his children from his first marriage, the second wife, acting under a power of attorney, can add herself as a joint ...

The new version of the form requires a husband and wife who filed a joint tax return to each file a separate power of attorney on separate Forms 2848 to designate the representative he or she chooses, ...

history). The parties to the joint account were the decedent and his sister in law. The brother was the decedent’s agent under a power-of-attorney document and had the authority to do banking ...