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Even if immediate, you should be allowed to make decisions on your own. A Springing does not go into effect until a doctor/s sign off that person is incompetent to make his own decisions.
Yes you can still make all decisions for yourself, and do not have to ask for permission to spend your own money. Your designated POA is only supposed to step in when you can no longer make decisions for yourself. If your son is thinking otherwise he may need to speak to a lawyer to get clarification.
No permission needed for a person of sound mind. POA is for a tIme when a person cannot make sound decisions for themselves. It’s then you rely on someone you’ve entrusted to act in your best interests
A durable financial POA does not give away your rights. It *extends* them so someone else can act on your behalf, with authority as if they were you; but it does not remove your rights to do as you please (just as before the POA).
Here's how it went with my brother. He was diagnosed with "probable early Lewy's Dementia". He made me his POA and his Trustee of Trust because he knew he was beginning to fail and he feared he WOULD fail and that the hard won savings of a lifetime would be lost. He asked me to give him a private spending account because he chose his ALF in So. California and I and my family live in No. California. He wanted to be able to buy clothing, take the bus to a movie, etc. Get his own toiletry's snacks and what have you. So we made an account for him, and then most of the regular accounts I managed everything.
One of you should do this because if two people are managing bills and payments and a checking account it can become a muddy muddle soon enough. Hard enough to do when you are married and managing money together, I think.
As long as you are competent under the law, and not diagnosed with a dementia in which the doctors write that you lack the ability to do your own executive functioning, you can do whatever you WANT, including choosing another attorney and another POA to act for you.
Can you tell us a bit about the current dilemma that has you bringing this question to the Forum?
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
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APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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If your son is thinking otherwise he may need to speak to a lawyer to get clarification.
I am not a lawyer, but take it from one:
https://elderlawyersfl.com/video-faqs/if-i-give-someone-power-of-attorney-do-i-forfeit-my-own-rights-to-make-decisions/#:~:text=If%20you%20give%20somebody%20a,authority%20to%20have%20that%20control.
Or this one:
https://elrodfirm.com/ask-the-pros/rights-lose-signing-power-attorney/
He was diagnosed with "probable early Lewy's Dementia".
He made me his POA and his Trustee of Trust because he knew he was beginning to fail and he feared he WOULD fail and that the hard won savings of a lifetime would be lost.
He asked me to give him a private spending account because he chose his ALF in So. California and I and my family live in No. California. He wanted to be able to buy clothing, take the bus to a movie, etc. Get his own toiletry's snacks and what have you. So we made an account for him, and then most of the regular accounts I managed everything.
One of you should do this because if two people are managing bills and payments and a checking account it can become a muddy muddle soon enough. Hard enough to do when you are married and managing money together, I think.
As long as you are competent under the law, and not diagnosed with a dementia in which the doctors write that you lack the ability to do your own executive functioning, you can do whatever you WANT, including choosing another attorney and another POA to act for you.
Can you tell us a bit about the current dilemma that has you bringing this question to the Forum?