Mother has life estate. Mother is terminally ill and is living with disgruntled sister in another county away from the property now for months. I am the sole remainder to the property in which my mother has life estate. My concern is if my sister becomes power of attorney over my mother - can she (my sister) do anything with the property...it is my understanding that she could if it were flat out my mother's property but this is property that I owned in the first place and I gave my mother life estate there with a reversion back to me...so can she do anything with this temporary interest of my mothers? IF ANY OF YOU KNOW ANY GOOD SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR THIS KIND OF PROBLEM PLEASE POINT ME IN THAT DIRECTION...BOOKS, WEBSITES, ECT....
2006-11-25 09:38:04 · 5 answers · asked by Pandora 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Power of Attorney means that person acts for and as your Mother in any capacity she wishes. Fight this tooth and nail should she try to become it. You could lose your property!
2006-11-25 09:40:00 · answer #1 · answered by Audio God™ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A power of attorney is for a specific act and if a POA is over 90 days old, most lawyers will question its validity. The POA cannot touch your life estate.
2006-11-25 18:00:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a power of Attorney can be used to sell the property only if it is made out for that specific purpose, and it list that purpose on the P.O.A. but,I suggest you go to the county library and read up on P,O,A,s as there are a lot of different rules pertaining and you don't list your complaint enough so I can be a lot of help to you. also ther are different rules for each state on how the P,O,A, is to be drawn up ,
2006-11-25 17:57:36 · answer #3 · answered by jim ex marine offi, 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
contact your states agency for sr who often have legal resources for you. a person with that can do a lot, however depending on the law of the state you could ask for a court hearing for guardianship if your mom is no longer competent.
look for gaurdianship laws for the eldery on google.
no offfense but if your sis is doing the caring and your are not in my book that makes her eligbile for those rights.
i have more than one disabled family member.
start by going to www.findlaw.com
2006-11-25 17:56:49 · answer #4 · answered by CCC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She can only do things that your mother could do. Once your mother dies, it reverts based on the original agreement you set up.
2006-11-25 17:41:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋