power of attorney

[Donald Beiner]

new jersey.......my wife and i each have a general power of attorney naming the other as the power of attorney. if either of us is incapacitated or dies, the survivor has no pow.
i think the general pow should document that any of my children should act as pow if the situation arises as i have described.
can the existing documents be changed or should new ones be prepared?

 

[ALawyer]

NEVER change an exisiting signed and notarized document on the face of the documet as you risk voiding it.

Instead get new powers of attorney. You could each name the other spouse and also say in the event of the death or incapacity or unavailability of the other spouse then child A OR child b can act individually, BUT make sure that is in the original you sign and notarize.