Power of Attorney: Source of Travel Expenses When Representing Heirs of a Deceased Abroad

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Power of Attorney: Source of Travel Expenses When Representing Heirs of a Deceased Abroad

English:

Question #1795:

I was asked to represent the family of a person who was killed in a traffic accident abroad. Is it permissible for me to take travel expenses from the deceased’s estate or should I get it from money that country is going to give the heirs?

Answer #1795:

The party who asked you to be the attorney should pay you, with their own money, the compensation for your work and the related expenses unless you agreed on something else before.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Power of Attorney