Power of Attorney Legal Questions and Answers
Can A Bank Refuse to Accept a Power of Attorney?
under what conditions can a financial institution refuse to accept a ligitiment POA request for info re status of an account with their co.?
08/19/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: Florida | #18158Can an Agent Prevent Contact With the Principal Under a Power of Attorney?
My father appointed my brother & his wife as POA. My father was in the hospital for 5 days last week under psychiatric observation. They would not provide me with a pin number in order to call and say hello. My Dad and I have a good relationship. They said that he was 'under observation'. As Power of Attorney, do they have the legal right to keep me from speaking with my D...
08/17/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: Georgia | #18118Can an Agent in a Power of Attorney Disobey the Wishes of the Principal?
Is there any kind of power of attorney under which if the principal's wishes conflict with those of the agent, the AGENT's decision will govern? If so, can that type of POA be ended by the principal or by a court?
08/11/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: California | #18044Massachusett's durable power-of-attorney (DPOA).
We signed, witnessed, and notarized a Durable Power of Attorney in May of 2009. The document is the broad form, written to conform with the Massachusetts 201B code. A new code called 190B became effective and applicable to any DPA written on or after July 1, 2009. On July 14, we submitted an application on behalf of our Mom for a Home Equity Line of Credit. Note that the ap...
08/01/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: Massachusetts | #17895Can I Name Two Agents in a Power of Attorney?
Can I list both of my sons as agents on a POA, not one first then the second, but the two as one son or the other son?
07/12/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: New Mexico | #17500Does a Power of Attorney Need to be Witnessed in California?
In California, does a durable Power of Attorney need a notarized or will two witnesses suffice?
07/10/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: California | #17479What is an Attorney in Fact?
In the proxy forms, I want to appoint a non-attorney to represent me at a meeting, but the language say 'do hereby constitute, appoint and name-as my true and lawful attorney and agent for me-. If the person is not an attorney, should I take that word out of the language and just keep the 'agent' part?
07/08/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: Texas | #17381How Do I Modify A Power of Attorney That is Being Abused?
How does my friend, who is cognitively intact, but has a husband dying of cancer, decrease the control her son has over her through Power of Attorney. He is abusing this power and she was rushed and almost forced into signing. She would like to have his help on financial manners only and with her consult. He talks to her medical doctor behind her back and twists things to fit h...
07/07/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: Michigan | #17371What can I do if I believe a relative abused the Power of Attorney over my aunt for his own gain?
I have an aunt that almost froze to death in February 2003. A cousin took a durable Power of Attorney and he and his wife paid my aunt $1.00 for her land on March 6, 2003 as a quick sale. Is there anything I can do about it 6 years later?
07/05/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: West Virginia | #17335How Do I Revoke a Power of Attorney in Virginia?
I provided my brother a limited Power Of Attorney to allow him to refinance a house he lives in but we both own. The PoA was intended for a single refinancing in 2004. He is still using it. Is there an expiration if its not specifically written in to the PoA? How can I revoke it?
07/02/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: Virginia | #17304