Not necessarily If you can do it yourself then it will not cost you anything. If you have an attorney do it, there will be a reasonable and legitimate charge for the time the attorney has devoted the service you requested. In the event that the power of attorney has to be recorded in state recording offices there will be a charge for the recording fees and there may also be a charge if the previous power had been recording and now has to be cancelled of record.
Many states provide statutory power of attorney forms for financial and medical matters that are easy to understand and you only need to fill in the blanks and sign it. You can find these statutory power of attorney forms at businesses that sell legal forms.
There is no cost, as long as you have a power of attorney form you must find an attorney-in-fact or someone to act in your place for financial or medical decision-making, then have them sign the form with you in front of a notary. You do not file the form at any government office, you only show it when you need to at any public or private business or institution.
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Yes you can obtain the power of attorney forms you need from the courthouse.
The power of attorney expired on the death of the principle. The executor of the estate can certainly obtain a copy.
You will need your tax forms and SSN to fill out a power of attorney form
They cannot obtain power of attorney over you. Unless a court specifically appoints them, and then there would have to be a competency hearing.
You must obtain a Power of Attorney from your son. He would need to execute a new POA document that grants powers of attorney to you. He would need to revoke the one he granted to his spouse. It cannot be assigned or transferred by the attorney-in-fact not can it be affected in any way by a third party.
A power of attorney can only be granted by a living individual. You want to be appointed executor of the estate, apply to the probate court.
If they have Power of Attorney, yes.
You do not file for power of attorney. This is a power that one person grants over themselves to another person. If the girlfriend would like to give you power of attorney over her, she need only obtain the proper documents and execute them.
You can get a power of attorney form online or at your local office supply store.
The power of attorney only represents a living person. You would need to have a letter of authority as the executor of the estate.
You apply to the probate court with the proper documentation. The will normally issue an emergency power of attorney for a period of time until a more formal hearing can be held.
A power of attorney ceases upon the death of the grantor. For a deceased person, you must be appointed their executor or representative by a court. Generally, if the person had signficant assets or a complex situation this means you need to open an estate, for persons with few assets, most states have a simpler alternative.