Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Gladys, I believe the proper procedure is to sign your name and then put " for <your Mother's name> " after it. I would enclose a copy of the POA just so they know. I did this for my Mother and it worked. The only problem is that every state is just a little bit different in what you can do with POA. Good Luck, in Dallas > > I need to pay some bills for Mom and I have POA, but my name is not on her > account. Do I just sign her name to the checks or do I sign my name and > indicate that I have POA? > > Gladys > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 I would take the POA to the bank and have them add you to Mom's account. Then you can just sign checks normally. (This is what I did.) Debbie in SoCal _____ From: LBDcaregivers [mailto:LBDcaregivers ] On Behalf Of Gladys Stefany Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 8:13 AM To: LBDcaregivers Subject: POA Question I need to pay some bills for Mom and I have POA, but my name is not on her account. Do I just sign her name to the checks or do I sign my name and indicate that I have POA? Gladys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Thank you, Gladys -- Re: POA Question Gladys, I believe the proper procedure is to sign your name and then put " for <your Mother's name> " after it. I would enclose a copy of the POA just so they know. I did this for my Mother and it worked. The only problem is that every state is just a little bit different in what you can do with POA. Good Luck, in Dallas > > I need to pay some bills for Mom and I have POA, but my name is not on her > account. Do I just sign her name to the checks or do I sign my name and > indicate that I have POA? > > Gladys > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Thank you! -- POA Question I need to pay some bills for Mom and I have POA, but my name is not on her account. Do I just sign her name to the checks or do I sign my name and indicate that I have POA? Gladys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 As I recall, I signed my name and after my name wrote POA (and included a copy of the POA paperwork.) > > I need to pay some bills for Mom and I have POA, but my name is not on her > account. Do I just sign her name to the checks or do I sign my name and > indicate that I have POA? > > Gladys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 POA. Slight issue of semantics. I believe it is because you have a Power of Attorney.. which makes you the Attorney in Fact Rather than writing Power of Attorney.. I wrote " Attorney in Fact " So for my mother, I signed: Margret by Dann , Attorney- in- fact, which sufficed most of the time. Yep, I carried a copy of both the recorded general power of attorney and the medical power of attorney. Mayo Clinic, for example, I believe wanted copies of both. Dann wrote: As I recall, I signed my name and after my name wrote POA (and included a copy of the POA paperwork.) > > I need to pay some bills for Mom and I have POA, but my name is not on her > account. Do I just sign her name to the checks or do I sign my name and > indicate that I have POA? > > Gladys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 What I heard from someone along the way was to always sign your name for your Mom with the POA following. If not they can hold you responsible for anything you have signed without it. And I think I heard this in signing your LO into a nh. After that I always used the POA after my name, Hugs, Donna R Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in a nh. She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine. POA Question I need to pay some bills for Mom and I have POA, but my name is not on her account. Do I just sign her name to the checks or do I sign my name and indicate that I have POA? Gladys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Hi DW and Gladys, DW has given you the correct procedure. Unless Banks have changes, that was the way it had tobe done when I worked in Banks. Love a bunch Imogene > > I would take the POA to the bank and have them add you to Mom's account. > > Then you can just sign checks normally. (This is what I did.) > > > > Debbie in SoCal > > > > _____ > > From: LBDcaregivers [mailto:LBDcaregivers ] > On Behalf Of Gladys Stefany > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 8:13 AM > To: LBDcaregivers > Subject: POA Question > > > > I need to pay some bills for Mom and I have POA, but my name is not on her > account. Do I just sign her name to the checks or do I sign my name and > indicate that I have POA? > > Gladys > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Yes Dann has it exactly right. Sign your mom's name by your name followed by attorney in fact. I just had to sign a million papers and that's how I was instructed to do it. **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Can you set it up to pay the bills online through the bank? If needed my daughter could pay my bills online, because all she needs is my login and password to my account. Lorraine > > I need to pay some bills for Mom and I have POA, but my name is not on her > account. Do I just sign her name to the checks or do I sign my name and > indicate that I have POA? > > Gladys > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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