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Appeal on Validity of Power of Attorney and Trust

The Pa. Supreme Court is allowing an appeal from a decision of the Superior Court on the following issue (as stated by the petitioner): What is the effect of a Power of Attorney which is not executed in conformance with … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Opinions | Tagged Agent's liability, Power of Attorney

Son Nominated as Guardian Not Appointed

The incapacitated person’s son, who was nominated to be her guardian in her durable power of attorney, but the son had neglected and abused his mother, had failed to cooperate in making arrangements for her care, was more interested in … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Guardian, Health care power of attorney, Power of Attorney

Trusts Amendments by Agent Invalid

Amendments to inter vivos trust document signed by agent (one of settlor’s daughters) were invalid even though the trust document allowed amendments by agents because the power of attorney did not authorize the agent to amend the trust. The attempted … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Power of Attorney, Removal of trustee, Trust amendments

Powers of Attorney and the Unauthorized Practice of Law

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Daniel EvansFebruary 15, 2019

I received some emails recently from someone who was very unhappy that a court was not allowing him to represent a family member in court, even though he had a power of attorney authorizing him to “pursue claims and litigation” … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Agent's powers, Power of Attorney

Agent Failed to Preserve Intestate Distribution

Trust created by agent under power of attorney was invalid because the agent failed to preserve the principal’s estate plan, the principal having no will and the trust benefiting only three of the principal’s seven children.  Capobianco Estate, Power of Attorney, … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Agent's duties, Intestacy, Power of Attorney

Gifts by Principal to Agent

The power “to make gifts, including gifts to my agent,” that was included in a power of attorney signed in 2006, was unlimited, and not limited to gifts to spouse and issue, when the principal had no spouse or issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Agent's duties, Power of Attorney, Unlimited Gifts

Agents without Power to Create Joint Accounts

Power of attorney did not include power to create joint accounts with rights of survivorship, or to commingle assets of the principal with the agents, so the creation of a joint account was invalid and the money in the account … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Joint accounts, Power of Attorney

Successor Agent Could Not Bind Principal

The successor agent did not have the power to bind the principal to an arbitration agreement when there was no showing that the initial agent named in the power of attorney was “unwilling or unable to act” as attorney-in-fact for … Continue reading →

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Agent Cannot Revoke Principal’s Revocable Trust

An agent with the power to receive the income or corpus of a trust, as provided in 20 Pa.C.S. § 5602(a)(7), cannot revoke the principal’s revocable trust by withdrawing all of the income and principal; an agent’s power over a … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Power of Attorney, Revocable trust

Power of Attorney Form in MS Word

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Daniel EvansMarch 9, 2017

In response to several requests, I have edited the page with my power of attorney form to include a link to a copy of the form as an MS Word document. … Continue reading →

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