How to Address a Letter in Care of the Attorney-in-Fact

When someone, such as an ill or elderly person, gives power of attorney to another adult, that adult becomes her attorney-in-fact. When writing a letter to the person who has given up their power of attorney, you may need to address it in care of the attorney-in-fact. Following letter addressing etiquette rules will help ensure the letter gets to the proper person.

Instructions

• 1

  Write the name of the person for whom the letter is written centered on the front of the envelope. This is the person who has an attorney-in-fact.

• 2

  Write "c/o" followed by the name of the attorney-in-fact under the name of the person the letter was written for. C/o stands for "care of." It is not necessary to write the title "attorney-in-fact" after the name.

• 3

  Write the attorney-in-fact's address under the name of the attorney-in-fact. The letter will be delivered to this person's address, with the understanding that it will be properly forwarded or delivered to the person the letter is meant for.

• 4

  Understand that an attorney-in-fact has the legal right to open the mail of the person he's been given legal guardianship over.