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My Mom Doesn’t Have a Designated Power of Attorney. Which of Her Children Should Be the POA?

Posted by Laura E. Stubberud | Jul 19, 2022 | 0 Comments

If your mother is competent, she must choose her agent under her durable power of attorney. If she is not, you would have to go to court to have one or more of you appointed guardian or conservator (different states use different terms). If you can't agree on who that would be, a mediator might help. Otherwise, a judge will have to decide. Unfortunately, any dispute in court can be time-consuming, acrimonious, and expensive.

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Laura E. Stubberud

Laura Stubberud has over two decades of experience in the practice of estate and family law in Nevada. After graduation from UCLA, she studied law at Southwestern University School of Law , graduating in 1992. With over 30 years of practice in Clark County, Nevada, Ms. Stubberud has substantial e...

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