Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida

My dad has a durable power of attorney (DPA) where I am the attorney in fact. The Florida Department of Revenue said that they would not accept his DPA, that I would need to fill out their form DR-835. The DR-835 form is titled, "Florida Department of Revenue POWER OF ATTORNEY and Declaration of Representative." Why is the DPA not being accepted? My dad paid a lawyer to draw up the papers so he would not have to deal with this when something happened to him. Seems to me that a DPA is a worthless piece of paper. Can companies continue to not accept it?


Asked on 8/10/12, 1:02 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lucreita Becude Lucreita D. Becude, P.A.

It would depend on the powers granted in the Durable Power of Attorney - Florida has changed their DPA in recent months (Rev. 10/2011).

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Answered on 8/11/12, 8:01 am


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