Care For Elderly
My wife has a general power of attorney for her mother. Her mother is approaching the point where decisions may need to be made regarding her care such a putting her into a skilled care facility.
Question:When do you need guardianship rather than a power of attorney
Power of Attorney
I have a General Power of Attorney form from a Publishing Co. that is brief and general. However, I will be using this Power of Attorney in order for my father to act on my behalf in my native country (where he still resides). Will this Power of Attorney be effective in any country/anywhere? Should I specifically designate a Power of Attorney for the U.S. and one for my native country, or is that even possible?
Finally,
There is a section on the back of the form which addresses Colorado revised Statute 15-14-502. This is where the ”undersigned” (which I assume would be my father) affirms that he had no knowledge of the ”revocation or termination of the Power of Attorney by death, etc…” Obviously, my father cannot sign this as he is not here. Will this pose any problems?
Please be as specific as possible with your reply.
Thank you very much for you time!
Something does not add up–I am one named as having power of attorney
In a General Power of Attorney document drafted in 1995, my husband was named as a co-power of attorney to represent my grandfather who died in July of 2002. The other person listed as having power of attorney did not contact us about matters relating to my grandfather’s estate. We are very concerned that my father will not receive his inheritance due to underhanded activity on my uncle’s part. If the power of attorney states the cousin’s name ”and” my husbands name, doesn’t the ”and” mean they both have to be consulted in matters concerning the estate of my grandfather? We feel my uncle may have pulled something over on us. If the power of attorney was revoked, we were not notified of such a change.
POA and Wills
My Grandmother passed away from Altzheimer’s Disease. Before she passed away, my father was granted durable general power of attorney. He was also named as Executor of her estate in her will. My father executed a deed to state that 1/2 of his mother’s home was left to him and the other 1/2 of the property was left to his mother’s roommate. In my Grandmother’s will, it stated that her roommate was to acquire the home. The will was created only 6 months before my father obtained POA. My Grandmother’s roommate has now hired an attorney 10 years later stating that my father did not have the power to authorize this deed because it altered the terms of the will. Is there anything that we can do without having to go back and prove that my Grandmother was incompetent at the time the will was written especially since he had POA and was the Executor of the will? Please help!
Question
My parents want to make me power of attorney over all of their affaires and I was told here that I just need to sign a general power of attorney form. Where do I get that form to sign? They want me to do it ASAP.