Find Senior Care (City or Zip)
Join Now Log In
L
lmb1234 Asked July 2015

What is safest way to sign as POA for my Mother?

My mother is moving to an ALF. She is on Medicaid and I am her POA. I have seen other postings relating to the proper way to sign as her POA without leaving me vulnerable to potential financial risk. I think I saw an expert state that I should sign my mother's name and then mine next to it as her POA but I am not certain if there were any other suggestions. Thanks for any help, folks.

pamstegma Jul 2015
My husband carries a copy of his Guardian order with him and ALWAYS signs his full name, "Guardian/POA" and dates the signature. Even if they say " oh you don't have to" do it every single time.

GardenArtist Jul 2015
I used to sign: "Garden Artist, pursuant to DPOA dated (insert date) for (insert name)."

ADVERTISEMENT


lmb1234 Jul 2015
Thanks, MaggieMarshall. That sounds about right based on my recollection but your suggestion that I run it by our attorney is certainly a good one. Everyone on this site seems to have experienced all of the challenges in one way or another that we are all going through....I find a great deal of solace in being able to not just use the forum to bounce questions off but also to share, and vent when need be!

MaggieMarshall Jul 2015
Well, banks especially have particular ways they want POAs to sign things. Other institutions not so much. I always signed mom's name and beneath it wrote as follows: By Maggie Marshall, POA. If I were signing financial responsibilities, that is ABSOLUTELY how I'd sign it.

Other states may be different. You may want to make a quick call to your attorney.

ADVERTISEMENT

Ask a Question

Subscribe to
Our Newsletter