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KathrinEmglish
Asked May 2019
What happens when the POA agent dies prior to the principal?
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JoAnn29
May 2019
Mom would need to assign someone else. If she has to be able to make that decision mentally. No Dementia or ALZ. If she suffers from either, that its guardianship and that cost money.
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polarbear
May 2019
That's the reason the POA form asks for a backup POA.
If both die, then the principal won't have any POA.
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If both die, then the principal won't have any POA.
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