Dear All,
My mother who is 78 has undiagnosed Alzheimers, living with my healthy 80-year-old stepfather about 2 miles away from us. He is doing an excellent job, he helps manage her finance, does some personal care and for much of the time they still enjoy their life together, but things are becoming progressively tricky with her ability to deal with money, and make decisions about her own future. ( she does not accept anything is wrong)
Is it acceptable for My stepfather to apply for LPA for her but also including me as a joint attorney? I trust him to make all the right decisions for her but am aware that at 80 it might be prudent to have me or another younger family member also named. ( not that young at 53!)
Lastly it will be almost impossible to explain this to my mother or get her to agree to sign anything as she already has moments where she believes there are conspiracies against her, so I wonder how on earth other people have progressed this with reluctant family members?
Thanks in advance.
My mother who is 78 has undiagnosed Alzheimers, living with my healthy 80-year-old stepfather about 2 miles away from us. He is doing an excellent job, he helps manage her finance, does some personal care and for much of the time they still enjoy their life together, but things are becoming progressively tricky with her ability to deal with money, and make decisions about her own future. ( she does not accept anything is wrong)
Is it acceptable for My stepfather to apply for LPA for her but also including me as a joint attorney? I trust him to make all the right decisions for her but am aware that at 80 it might be prudent to have me or another younger family member also named. ( not that young at 53!)
Lastly it will be almost impossible to explain this to my mother or get her to agree to sign anything as she already has moments where she believes there are conspiracies against her, so I wonder how on earth other people have progressed this with reluctant family members?
Thanks in advance.