lauralelynn
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Elder is in Oklahoma
Dad is in Oklahoma; we are in the middle of a family dispute about if he has a will he has signed (he says no, half-sister says she has one that is valid signed by both dad and his deceased spouse, her mom). In trying to work through those issues, one overriding concern is if a) she has power of attorney in place and, if so, b) can she use it to declare him incompetent? We are in Oregon, other siblings in both Calif. and Oklahoma, and Dad isn't incompetent but he has the beginnings of dementia. However, he is VERY able to make his own decisions. Half-sister did have check-writing authority but that has been transf'd to Dad's nephew who is now living with him and paying bills, taking care of him. We need to get advanced directive in place for dad and resolve issue of the will, perhaps have him write a new one since I believe that is the best course of action, since the last one (whether he signed or not) was written when his wife was still alive. Also, if half-sis does have power of attorney and he wishes to change that (as I think he will), how do we go about taking care of that? Thanks for any help, very frustrating to try and handle this on the phone, thinking of flying to Oklahoma to get things in order, but trying to do our research first.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Dad is in Oklahoma; we are in the middle of a family dispute about if he has a will he has signed (he says no, half-sister says she has one that is valid signed by both dad and his deceased spouse, her mom). In trying to work through those issues, one overriding concern is if a) she has power of attorney in place and, if so, b) can she use it to declare him incompetent? We are in Oregon, other siblings in both Calif. and Oklahoma, and Dad isn't incompetent but he has the beginnings of dementia. However, he is VERY able to make his own decisions. Half-sister did have check-writing authority but that has been transf'd to Dad's nephew who is now living with him and paying bills, taking care of him. We need to get advanced directive in place for dad and resolve issue of the will, perhaps have him write a new one since I believe that is the best course of action, since the last one (whether he signed or not) was written when his wife was still alive. Also, if half-sis does have power of attorney and he wishes to change that (as I think he will), how do we go about taking care of that? Thanks for any help, very frustrating to try and handle this on the phone, thinking of flying to Oklahoma to get things in order, but trying to do our research first.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
