Leslie_Lynn
New Member
I have POA for my mom. She is in a nursing home facility. She has been for several years. She has MS, Parkinson's and brain deterioration. I have been POA for about 8 years. I recently married and moved to AZ. I talk to my mother weekly and the nursing staff to make sure she is ok. I sign and return all papers and am always available by phone. I also make sure if she needs to go to doctor appointments or immediate emergency siturations there is someone with her. My problem is her mother wants dual or co-POA. Her mother has never been there for her and still only visits once in a while (my mother is an only child). She was abused and neglected by her mother all of her childhood. I don't have a problem sharing the responsibility of my mothers care with someone who truly has her best interest at heart. Her mother just isn't the one. She is also an alcoholic. She has been married several times and is separated from her husband and using his GM lawyer to persuade me to give her co- poa. I just don't feel it is in my mother's best interest to have this woman legally authorized to make decisions for her. I plan on moving back to IN this summer anyway so I don't see the point in making a mistake in letting her make any kind of decision. What should I do to stop her?
