Protect Your Aging Loved Ones From Undue Influence
September 7, 2022
Undue Influence As A Form Of Elder Abuse
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Father's Day is a celebration of presence. But the fathers who've truly done right by their families aren't just the ones who showed up every day. They're the ones who made sure their family would be protected whether they were there or not. If you haven't answered the one question that matters most, this is where to start.
What most parents don't realize: that agreement in your head, or the agreement with your godparents, doesn't exist in the eyes of the law. If something happened to you tonight, the decision about who raises your children wouldn't belong to you anymore. It would belong to a court, and a judge who doesn’t know you or your children, or what matters to you. Here's what that actually means, and what you can do about it right now.
You signed the Power of Attorney (POA). You thought your family was protected. But when a parent or spouse loses capacity, that document you trusted may get rejected at the very bank where you need it most, and your family may not have time to fight it. As your Lawyer for Life, this is exactly the kind of gap I make it my job to close before you ever need to find out the hard way.
