The following is a worksheet that will assist We The People in preparing your Power of Attorney Documents. A power of attorney is a legal document that grants another person the right to act on your behalf. The person who signs(executes) a power of attorney is called the principal. Thepower of attorney for finances and property mattersgives legal authority to another person (called an agent or attorney-in-fact) to make property, financial and other legal decisions for the principal. Ahealth care power of attorneygives legal authority to another person (called an agent or attorney-in-fact) to make medical and other legal decisions for the principal. While some states refer to a health care power of attorney as a “health care proxy,” a “health care directive,” an “advance directive,” or a “medical power of attorney,” in this Workbook we will refer to such documents generally as a health care power of attorney.