Re: Power of Attorney
Originally Posted by
Silver Tabby
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Scary thought!
It can also cause rifts in a family. The husband of one of my friend's has been diagnosed with Cerebral Vascular Dementia. She was receiving some help from two of his daughters (from previous marriage) who live nearby. They would take him out to give her a day off now and then. As soon as she signed the POA forms - they said he was entirely her responsibility now and have withdrawn all help. They don't even telephone him any more.
It certainly CAN cause rifts in the family. Some family members will try and get their own POA document written up and succeed. The main problem with this is that it takes away all the financial, healthcare rights , property rights to the person who is POA. If the person is greedy then they aren’t going to reinburst anyone for their time and effort. Yes of course family should not expect money but if children live far away gas is expensive. General house cleaning and maintenance both inside and outside takes time and money.
Food and other items needed costs money.
Then of course some people are only helping out hoping to get POA and once they don’t get it, back out.
It’s unfair to the people in need of help but just shows how pretentious and greedy some can be.
POA gives a LOT of POWER and in the wrong hands can be disastrous.