cowboy43
Well-known member
When you become POA of a person it gives you the right to manage his estate. If the person is able to make decisions but not wise decisions, does the POA have the authority to stop him from doing what he wants to do.
Example: person in rest home on (Medicaid)because he no longer can take care of himself but he thinks he can ,he wants me to sell his land so he can get out of the rest home.Selling the land will disquilify him for Medicaid it then becomes self pay at $4000 a month.He says because I will not sell the land he will contact a realtor and sell it himself . Do I have the authority to stop him selling the land.
Note: I have not received one penny for doing this and never will so I am not doing this for money if anything it has cost me money. His heirs (nephews and nieces)want nothing to do with him, my wife is his cousin and they were close growing up and l am doing it for her. I never knew him till I became POA and it has been a learning experience. No money for attorneys.
Example: person in rest home on (Medicaid)because he no longer can take care of himself but he thinks he can ,he wants me to sell his land so he can get out of the rest home.Selling the land will disquilify him for Medicaid it then becomes self pay at $4000 a month.He says because I will not sell the land he will contact a realtor and sell it himself . Do I have the authority to stop him selling the land.
Note: I have not received one penny for doing this and never will so I am not doing this for money if anything it has cost me money. His heirs (nephews and nieces)want nothing to do with him, my wife is his cousin and they were close growing up and l am doing it for her. I never knew him till I became POA and it has been a learning experience. No money for attorneys.