Power of Attorney vs. Proxy Letter
I would like to knwo what the difference is between these two terms. I am translating a document in which a person must submit a power of attorney or (I think) a proxy letter. The terms in the foregin language both seem to mean power of attorney. It would be helpful to know the difference so that I can apply this knowledge to my translation.
Thank you.
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info on elder estate
I have a friend who has property in trust to him from his girlfriend of 25 yrs . He forgot what will happen to her if he dies first, he has asked me to become her guardian and wants to give me power of attorney to take care of her in case something happens to him. She has no family. He also wants to give me her house if she dies . iI am have no idea if this is going to be a problem . He is 87 and in very good health and as sharp as a tack . She is frail and has mild dementia . He has a power of attorney over the entire estate . I am just a friend . I dont want any problems. there is enough money to maintain her home and have a 24 hour nurse to care for her, So what is it I will need to help her maintain her ability to keep her in her home . and since I gave my word to help them both what do I need to do to keep my word and assist them both. He has a family if she passes on and they will care for him . It is her that he is worried about. I don’t like breaking my word . But I am confused on what I need to do. There re no relitives for her and it is very sad.
Nursing home bill
I signed a contract (as power of attorney) when I admitted my grandfather to a nursing home in 2007. They misfiled for Medicaid and it took several months to get it started, now they want me to pay the bill personally and have a bill collector trying to collect. They mislead me into thinking I had to sign to get him admitted. I don’t think I should be liable to pay. Please advise.
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guuardianship vs dpoa
I am trying to apply for guardianship
over a man whom I have been his
caregiver for over 3 years. He has
no family. He does have demantia.
He already has amedial durable
power of attorney, but she is abusing
her power. If I were able to prove
this in court would I then be able to
have her removed if I was granted
guardianship? I know I could no
longer be his caregiver. He has short
term memory loss but is able to
make some health care decisions.
My father died over a year ago leaving his wife as executrix and my sister if his wife was unwilling or unable to do so. His wife has taken everything but the stock he left to us. He left us one IRA which had her listed as beneficiary in 1992 however the will was signed in 2000. Is the attorney liable for malpractice for failing to reveal this to our father.
There was another IRA left to my father’s wife and his six children. The attorney and my father’s wife refuse to show us when the account was closed and how much was there. They simply state the account did not exist at the time of death. My father’s wife also tried to change the will while he was in ICU and we believe she misused the power of attorney. She also did not report my father’s death to the account holders she reported it to the broker but the broker states it is not his responsibility to report the death. As a result, my father left his children stock and his wife continued to receive dividend checks for three quarters until I faxed a copy of the will and the death certificate to them.
My daddy’s wife has taken everything he left us except for the stock although I was told by the company holding the stock they were requesting a judgement of possession. I asked why and they stated there was a request for liquidation of the stock. They would not give me any information because my father’s wife is executrix.
She has caused a huge rift in a very close family and it has me heartbroken. There is so much more to this case but it makes me sick to see her walk away with all of my mother’s (predeceased my father by 20 years) and father’s lifes work and sacrafices.
My father was legally blind in 2003 but had macrodegeneration when he signed the will in 2000. I had a conversation with the attorney early on and told him I knew my father did not like dealing with such matters and told him I bet my father signed the will without reading (due to the difficulty with his sight) The attorney confirmed he did not read it. At the same time my father gave his wife full power of attorney and she has used it to take money from him for years.
Have we any recourse?