Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Arizona

You cannot do anything as personal representative until you have been appointed to serve by the probate court, which can only take after he dies. You should petition the court for appointment as his guardian and conservator, so that you can make medical, and life decisions for him, and so that you can collect his income, pay his bills and taxes, and manage his assets while he is incapacitated. Personal representative is not the same as power of attorney.

A POA is an agency agreement, whereby a principal give the agent authority to act on his behalf. If it is not a durable POA, then it ceases to be in effect the instant the principal becomes incapacitated. All POAs cease to be effect as soon as the principal dies.