Can spouses have joint power of attorney?

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The starting point is that future powers of attorney are personal documents, so you each have your own, and it also has something to do with the fact that you have different interests and perhaps different wishes for the future. So no, is probably the answer there. It's impractical, and we recommend that you only have a separate future power of attorney for each spouse.