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My aunt has a bank account in the US and we have tried to gain access to get the money transferred to the UK in order to pay nursing fees urgently, but are having problems with the bank as my aunt has dementia and they are talking about power of attorneys being made in the US (each state has different rules apparently) or their equivalent of Court of Protection. As it is her money and for her use is there anything other than this that can be done?

Nope.

Before she developed dementia she needed to assign someone as her PoA here in the States. Now the only options are either for some willing person in her family to pursue guardianship or conservatorship to become her legal representative, but this requires being here in the States and paying for it, which can cost thousands.

Or, you tell the NH she has no legal representative and for social services to recommend her case to a judge who will assign a 3rd party legal guardian. Then they will manage all her affairs and decisions going forward. No one else will have insight into her accounts or business or decisions until she passes.

It doesn't sound like you're here in the States, so this is the best solution, IMO.
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I was told that my husbands Aunt, who is English with a greencard, would have problems getting money out of the US if she returned to England. There was a member whose mother was from India and had money there but could not get to it so she could care for her mother herevin the US.

Could the US embassy help you?
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as others have said, this may be extremely difficult . Hopefully it is not a large amount.

If a small amount, it might be even worth considering leaving it until after death, then her heirs pursuing collecting it via probate court at that time.
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To clarify, you wouldn't need to actually transfer her money to the UK, you'd just need to legally be able to set up auto payments from her US bank account to the NH. But still, only someone joint on her account or a PoA or legal guardian could do this. See my original comment.
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You will need an attorney to figure this out. It will be complicated given it is between countries. Wishing you good luck.
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