How can I get Power of Attorny? For my Grandparents?

Question

I'm currently the caretaker for both my Great-Grandmother and my Grandfather. How do I go about getting Power of Attorny. I currently handle there bills, thier financial documents, and medial info.visits. However my Grandfather has fallen really i'll recently and he is the Power of Attorny for my Great Grand-Mother and himself. It was he plan to give me power of attorny of both him and his mother, we even got the papers, but it kept getting put off. Both him and my grandmother have been sick off and on. How do I go about gettiing P.O.A. if get to the point where he's to sick to sign documents, or he's in the hospital. I usually help him pay the bills but im going to need to authority to pay if he ends up in the hospital as well as become the legal authority for medical purposes.

Answer 1

In many states there is a Power of Attorney form that has to be signed, witnessed, and notarized. This is the easiest method because it shows full consent of the parties involved. If your grandfather isn't well enough to sign the form, then it often requires court action to determine he is unfit. If that is the way you want to go, I'd contact a local attorney, and ask if that is way things work in your state and if so find out from them what you need to do. (throwing in my disclaimer here - am not an attorney nor do I play one on tv)

Answer 2

You need a medical power of atty, get that at the hospital or insurance company. They will have to tell you what they want and then you carry it out. (Just did this with my dad). If you are next of kin you legally can pay the bills even in the case of death. Generally tho you wait til the estate is settled. Are you in the will? You need to know. Again if you are the only living relative you will be appointed as the person who will oversee the estate. The financial power of atty is alot more difficult you have to have their doctors state that they are incompetent to handle their affairs. And I believe you need an attorney to handle that. Depends on where you live, my dad lived in a small town, was well known and the court house helped us do everything. The death certificate takes forever. They will put the death in the paper to see if anyone will claim some assets. We didn't have any problem, just the wait. Both my brother and I don't live there. We also sold my dad's house. Please tell me they all have insurance.

Answer 3

First, better consult an attorney on the details.

Basically, there are twoways.

Either they are still alert enough to give you power of attorney, then you'll need to go to a notary public or competent attorney, to have them sign the power and for it to be officially valid.

Or they are too senile to do it, then you'll need to check with your local court for a judge to grant you said power... be ready for a long, paperwork heavy procedure.

Answer 4

Go to court and get an order of guardianship. But if he is lucid now, just have him sign and then have a notary witness them. Run them to the courthouse and file them.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Get it done now before he does get too sick to discuss it with you.