Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California
revoke power of attorney
My father-in-law has signed a power of attorney (not sure if it is general or not) granting my sister-in-law all rights. He has now changed his mind and would like to revoke it. The problem I can forsee is that he won't be able to remember the date of the power of attorney or the name my sister-in-law has used(she has been married and divorced several times and uses her last married name and her maiden name). Can both names be used as attorney in fact?
Also does the date need to be exact because I'm sure he won't be able to remember it?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: revoke power of attorney
I'm not sure I understand the question, but if it's about revoking the previous powers of attorney, he can do that with a simple sentence in the new power of attorney revoking all prior ones. The new one should be sent to all institutions holding his accounts so that they have notice of the revocation.
Re: revoke power of attorney
I suggest, as the most simple means, that he create a new one and include the language that the new one revokes and superceeds all power powers and that all prior powers are hereby terminated.
He may want to include all of the names that he knows her by in a line stating including, but not limited to the following prior powers of attorney.
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