With all the troubles I keep reading here, and elsewhere, and my own experiences, why in the world doesn't someone in Congress or each State, have some other entity other than POA. It's been said "POA is a license to steal" and gosh it sure seems that way to me. Do these POA entities ever work well, and have positive outcomes for the entire family?
I also need to get a POA for myself, too, I'm not a spring chicken any longer ;)
That doesn't invalidate the need for powers of attorney, whether they're durable or medical.
And God forbid that Congress tackle the issue of authority delegation. Given their recent history, they'd never even be able to agree on anything but would waste time and money having hearings to help them understand what they don't.
And out of curiosity, what would you suggest to replace powers of attorney?
I can attest to the viability and necessity of authority delegations for living but temporarily incapacited situations as well as death situations.
It's unfortunate that you don't have good experiences, and remember that the questions being raised here relate only to problems, not success stories.