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In New Jersey, if a particular power is not expressly granted in your power of attorney, your agent simply does not have it, and the consequences in a long- term care crisis can be severe. Most people assume that naming someone as their “power of attorney” or by saying their agent has the authority to act “generally” it means that the person named can handle anything on their behalf. It sounds absolute. It isn’t. Under New Jersey law, a power of attorney grants only the power