If he signed it in his name and did not have POA to do so, then he can be held responsible for payment. This is why POA is needed. That person can sign with POA following their name and cannot be held responsible.
Why did your BIL file for your Mother? Why was it not a person related to her.
Are you saying that he forged your Mom's name? If not, how did he sign "for her" if he was never her PoA? I am my Mom's active PoA and I sign her docs like this:
[my real name name] as PoA for [my Mom's real name]
Time to see an attorney. None of us can have the slightest idea what your brother signed. Nor whose name he signed at the time--his own or hers. We aren't attorneys and can't handle legal questions.
It sounds like he signed a statement of financial responsibility using his name, without a valid power of attorney and the POA style signature “Brother, attorney in fact for Mom”? Then he may well have assumed responsibility for that debt. I don’t know what can be done about that but worth consulting an attorney about it.
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Why did your BIL file for your Mother? Why was it not a person related to her.
[my real name name] as PoA for [my Mom's real name]
What is the contract for?
I agree, he probably needs an attorney.
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