Any Alabama attorneys here? [View all]
Or maybe some of you have gone through this and may know the answer.
I'm redoing my mom's Power of Attorney. I don't live in Alabama, where she is, so my aunt (who does live there) has been the agent for mom's POA since 2012. Unfortunately my aunt's health is declining, accompanied by the onset of dementia, so I need to take over.
The existing durable POA had the typical financial/asset/property POA language but it also inserted a paragraph that covered health care-related issues.
Has something changed since 2012 that requires a separate health care POA document (living will, health care proxy)?
Or was the original POA not done wisely by not having a separate document? It was created by an attorney, btw.
My mom's health is very poor and her dementia makes her moods volatile, and if she has to sign more than one document I don't doubt she'll say she isn't signing anything...lol. I'm going down this weekend to take care of this and have a notary lined up. So if I can use an all-inclusive document like the original, that's preferable.
Thanks!
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