In my state, that's called a revocation - and it is sent via certified mail to the former attorney-in-fact. My guess is he's never had her full DPOA.I’m curious if perhaps there was a DPOA in place as part of their wills/trust. But (moo), SM wasn’t just thinking about a divorce, she had retained legal counsel to discuss the proceedings for filing an intent to divorce.
If something like that happened, would one of the first steps be for her attorney to draw up papers nullifying the DPOA?
If something like that did happen, there would be a nice paper trail of evidence for LE.
Likewise, could getting cancer a second time (and what we know about BM not alllowing MMJ or anti-depressants) have made SM decode she didn’t want BM to have DPOA because she didn’t trust that BM would make decisions with her best interest in mind?
@Hoss569
When a partner is ill but still has full mental capacity, we do DPOA's so that businesses and financial matters can continue as long as that person can make that decision still (no dementia, etc) - it's always sad for me when someone calls in wanting a DPOA done when their partner has Alzheimer's or a stroke that affects their mental capacity - and we aren't able to because a person has to have the capacity to consent to this person taking over their financial life. it's too late.
JMO