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power of attorney for heath care decisions
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ms19999 posted:
My father is 81 years old and he fell and broke his neck and his arms and hands are hard from him to use. He has a LPN come in to check on him.
Can she become power of attorney reqarding my fathers health decisions? She is. She talked my dad into doing this. I am a nurse in Ohio and this nurse and my dad live in West Virginia. Isnt this against the law for her to do this?
I am my dads only child and just found this out!!! Im not happy about this. Is this legal in West Virginia?
1 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:power of attorney for heath care decisionsMy father is 81 years old and he fell and broke his neck and his arms and hands are hard from him to use. He has a LPN come in to check on him.<br />Can she become power of attorney reqarding my fathers health decisions? She is. She talked my dad into doing this. I am a nurse in Ohio and this nurse and my dad live in West Virginia. Isnt this against the law for her to do this?<br />I am my dads only child and just found this out!!! Im not happy about this. Is this legal in West Virginia?
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susiemargaret responded:
hello, M --

this depends on state law; however, my guess is that your father can probably appoint anyone he wants to have his power of attorney. the only ways to alter this are for someone to talk with him (does he have other family or good friends who could support you in this?) or to petition a court to declare that he was incompetent -- not thinking clearly enough to manage his own affairs -- when he agreed to appoint his nurse as having a power of attorney.

if you decide to challenge this in court, you will need a lawyer who is experienced in family law.

these are my opinions only; please do not consider them "legal advice" in the sense that you could rely on them without talking with a lawyer first.

-- susie margaret
what good is gold, or silver too, if your heart's not good and true -- hank williams, sr.
Report This| Share this:power of attorney for heath care decisionshello, M --<br /> <br />this depends on state law; however, my guess is that your father can probably appoint anyone he wants to have his power of attorney. the only ways to alter this are for someone to talk with him (does he have other family or good friends who could support you in this?) or to petition a court to declare that he was incompetent -- not thinking clearly enough to manage his own affairs -- when he agreed to appoint his nurse as having a power of attorney.<br /> <br />if you decide to challenge this in court, you will need a lawyer who is experienced in family law.<br /> <br />these are my opinions only; please do not consider them "legal advice" in the sense that you could rely on them without talking with a lawyer first.<br /> <br />-- susie margaret
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