"...[T]he New York Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney (NYSPOA), if executed after Sept. 1, 2009, may only be used to establish a trust, if section (h) of the NYSPOA is initialed and if a Statutory Gifts Rider (SGR) is also signed and witnessed by two persons, who are not named in the SGR as permissible recipients of gifts, at the same time as the referencing NYSPOA."

This handout was written by Yan Lian Kuang-Maoga, Esq., a Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging
2009-2010 Fellow, in conjunction with the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) as a part of her
fellowship project. Ms. Kuang’s fellowship project is sponsored by Main Street Legal Services, the clinical
program at CUNY School of Law, under the supervision of Professor Joseph Rosenberg, Supervising
Attorney. The translation into traditional Chinese characters was done by, Meng Zhang, a Queens College
student who graciously volunteered her services. It is intended to be used as an informational handout
specifically for Chinese elders as part of NYSBA’s Decision Making Day Program.

This handout was written by Yan Lian Kuang-Maoga, Esq., a Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging
2009-2010 Fellow, in conjunction with the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) as a part of her
fellowship project. Ms. Kuang’s fellowship project is sponsored by Main Street Legal Services, the clinical
program at CUNY School of Law, under the supervision of Professor Joseph Rosenberg, Supervising
Attorney. The translation into traditional Chinese characters was done by, Meng Zhang, a Queens College
student who graciously volunteered her services. It is intended to be used as an informational handout
specifically for Chinese elders as part of NYSBA’s Decision Making Day Program.