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Question: Wills, Trusts, Probate - Missouri

Asked on 11/4/2009
Alternate POA
My father cares for my grandfather who is 94 years old and has dementia. My father has power of attorney for my grandfather. My father is 71 years old and is concerned about his own heatlh and would like to designate his daughter (me) as POA for his father in the event he is unable to care for and make decisions on behalf of my grandfather. Since the original POA can't be modified by my grandfather, what do we need to do?

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B. B., Member in Good Standing of the New Jersey Bar


I very much doubt that your father can delegate his POA for your grandfather to you in any way.  This kind of agency relationship is very personal, and unless the written POA itself allows this, a court won't uphold it.

What I could suggest is that your father prepare a POA for himself, to you, to be used when and if he became unable to care for himself, and he could add to the usual form a sentence asking you, upon the POA coming into effect with his disability, to apply for guardianship of grandfather, with perhaps a very short background explanation.  That wouldn't be legally binding, on you or on the court, but it would be something you could provide as evidence, when you did apply for the guardianship.  That guardianship, once granted, would give you the same ability to care for grandfather as a POA.



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Prior advice is very sound.  A well-written POA form usually permits the appointment of another agent by the existing agent, so that bears looking at.  The referemce to a guardianship is good advice, a POA accomplishes lots of good things, but it can't cover every contingency.



  • Answered on 11/5/2009
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