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Mila, someone executing a POA does not need anyone's permission to do so as long as he/she is capable of making decisions. The children have no authority to approve or disapprove of a parent's choice. Guardianship is a different situation.
If the POA contains a provision authorizing the granddaughter to select someone else if she feels incapable of acting, then she can do so. If there are alternate proxies named, they can act without the need for a new POA. Otherwise, if your MIL is not able to understand executing a new POA, the only option I can see is applying for guardianship.
However, there's another alternative and that's for the family to come together to support the granddaughter and assist her in making decisions. It's cheaper and easier to deal with, if the family can cooperate, than paying the cost of guardianship, getting a court involved, and filing the necessary pleadings and reports with the court.
However, you write the granddaughter cannot make the necessary decisions about your MIL's health. If the POA is a financial/legal one, it doesn't give her the authority to do that, whether she can or can't do it. Only a medical POA, a/k/a Living Will, can authorize medical decisions.
So the questions are (a) is the POA executed a legal/financial or medical one? and (b) If it's not a medical one, has your MIL ever executed one?
Question please-my husbands mother is very ill now and has a 50% chance of getting better. She is in the hospital now. She has had mild demntia for 2 yrs now and was in assisted living. A grandaughter who said she did not want POA when the family talked about it but then in a few days after we left. she asked my husbands mom who was confused the entire time we were there to ok a POA. We just found out today! 4/20/16. Doesn't someone doing that have to send out a letter or even a certified letters to the actual children to approve or disaprove of their intent? You have to with a guardianship as I had to do to see if they(siblings of my dad) had a problem with it. Now this grandaughter is saying she can't make the hard decisions about my husbands mothers health. Can a child of the mother over ride that POA (durable) with a guardianship? Were we all to get a letter informing us of the POA? Mother is unable to do anything. She knows her name but doesn't even know she is critically ill. Can someone please help? Please!
You can buy the forms at an office supply store. Read them very carefully, because one simple error can make them totally useless. That's why we recommend a lawyer do it for you .
I went to an Elder Law Attorney who created all the legal documents that I needed and that of my parents. It was money well spent.
One can also try the legal websites, such as Legal Zoom.
I would not recommend getting blank forms and filling them out yourself. All it takes is one missing word or one misplaced word to create havoc down the road.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
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APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
If the POA contains a provision authorizing the granddaughter to select someone else if she feels incapable of acting, then she can do so. If there are alternate proxies named, they can act without the need for a new POA. Otherwise, if your MIL is not able to understand executing a new POA, the only option I can see is applying for guardianship.
However, there's another alternative and that's for the family to come together to support the granddaughter and assist her in making decisions. It's cheaper and easier to deal with, if the family can cooperate, than paying the cost of guardianship, getting a court involved, and filing the necessary pleadings and reports with the court.
However, you write the granddaughter cannot make the necessary decisions about your MIL's health. If the POA is a financial/legal one, it doesn't give her the authority to do that, whether she can or can't do it. Only a medical POA, a/k/a Living Will, can authorize medical decisions.
So the questions are (a) is the POA executed a legal/financial or medical one? and (b) If it's not a medical one, has your MIL ever executed one?
One can also try the legal websites, such as Legal Zoom.
I would not recommend getting blank forms and filling them out yourself. All it takes is one missing word or one misplaced word to create havoc down the road.