What to do if my adopted sister has been granted fullPOA andshe is using this document to keep my grandchildren and I from seeing my mother?
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What to do if my adopted sister has been granted fullPOA andshe is using this document to keep my grandchildren and I from seeing my mother?
I have been told that my mother had multiple strokes over 2 months ago and has been diagnosed with a progressive degenerative illness. My sister refuses to communicate with me on any medium and the hospital is standing by my sister is refusing health updates and access. We have not been granted access to any documentation; I have no criminal record, legal or moral access restrictions. We are at a total loss as to what to do.
Asked on January 14, 2012 under Estate Planning, Alaska
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You need to hire an attorney and bring an action to have the Power of Attorney revoked by law since your Mother can not do it herself. It sounds as if she may be plotting more than you think. And if there really is no good reason to deny access - and it would be only a horrific scenario that I could think of to deny a child access to its parent - then she may be breaching her duties in some way. Good luck.
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