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Me and my boyfriend have been separated from our spouses for almost 3 years now. We are both still legally married and plan to file for divorce. Until that time and during the wait time can we both get POA for each each of us appointed one another for health decisions etc…In Tennessee.. and if we get the Durable POA can spouses contest it

Your spouses can hire attorneys and do whatever they like. That doesn't mean they can WIN but it does mean they have standing to protest a POA over their spouse.
You need to address this with an elder law attorney who needs to write you one HECK of a powerful airtight POA if you are going to atttempt this. My opinion is that you should get this divorce done. The consequences could be MANY without doing so. If you have a spouse out there then your legal responsibilities regarding that person can be a good deal more consequential than just worrying over POA.
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You don't mention your ages, but it would be wise to also find someone a generation younger than yourselves as back-up PoAs. They should also be willing, reliable, competent and local to you. Right now, whomever of you 2 passes first, the other is left with no PoA and then may need to have a court-appointed legal guardian make all their decisions and manage their affairs for them.
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You can appoint anyone as POA, including your current partner. Your spouses can't contest that. Your spouses will still be ‘next of kin’, and there may be some things that would normally go to them to advise on, just because of the relationship. Anything that needs a legal decision (and probably financial involvement) should be decided by the POA. Make sure that everyone appropriate knows about the POA, because if they don’t know they may expect the spouses to be ‘in charge’. It makes sense to go ahead with the divorce to clear up who's who.
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