A power of attorney expires when the person who signed it dies.
As stated below, this is the job of the executor or Trustee of the estate. Consult a trust and estate attorney to do it correctly. A final 2020 tax return has to be filed for your dad, so money can't be distributed until the taxes have been paid.
POAs NEVER have to report to family. The duties of the POA die with the decedent. Their obligations end to moment of death. Are you meaning an executor of a will or a Trustee of a Trust? They disperse the estate under the rules of the individual state. They are responsible to notify beneficiaries of an estate by mail that they are a beneficiary (without details) within a certain amount of time. They have a certain amount of time to SETTLE the estate, selling, gathering, distributing. Each State has it's own rules. Look them up online with any search engine. If a will is involved it will be filed; filings are public documents that you can access. You will have to do some sleuth work to know how the rules apply to the state in which the decedent died (the only state that matters in the issue). The POA who served the decedent is now finished with his or her duty. He or she may or may not be the executor of the will. If not, then the POA duties are done and they have no obligation of notification to the heirs. The executor may want to contact the POA to ask assistance with finding important asset and banking documents.
As stated below, this is the job of the executor or Trustee of the estate. Consult a trust and estate attorney to do it correctly. A final 2020 tax return has to be filed for your dad, so money can't be distributed until the taxes have been paid.
Are you meaning an executor of a will or a Trustee of a Trust? They disperse the estate under the rules of the individual state. They are responsible to notify beneficiaries of an estate by mail that they are a beneficiary (without details) within a certain amount of time. They have a certain amount of time to SETTLE the estate, selling, gathering, distributing. Each State has it's own rules. Look them up online with any search engine. If a will is involved it will be filed; filings are public documents that you can access. You will have to do some sleuth work to know how the rules apply to the state in which the decedent died (the only state that matters in the issue).
The POA who served the decedent is now finished with his or her duty. He or she may or may not be the executor of the will. If not, then the POA duties are done and they have no obligation of notification to the heirs. The executor may want to contact the POA to ask assistance with finding important asset and banking documents.