Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida

need info

my grandmother passed away may 21st she had a boyfriend of 29 years-she had no will other then a staement saying who ever passes first gets the money-she has 3 children living and the boyfriend is in a nuring home with dimensia and parkinsons-my aunt got a power of attorney document from office depot stamped his name and thumb print-now she wants him to say that she can stamp his name to give her his part of the money and that if he dies she can receive the money-he is not at all coherient-she went to a lawyer regarding the house he says to keep paying the mortgage that no one will no she passed-my mom wants me to speek for her in this matter-my question is this is what my aunt is doing with the power of attorney legal and with the house is there anyway to legally solve this matter being that my grandmothers boyfriend now owns half and is incompotant also is it legal to keep paying bills light phone mortgage in her name when she is deceased?

thank you


Asked on 6/22/04, 10:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

Re: need info

If there is no will the rules of intestacy apply and her 3 children would share the estate. Papers must be filed with the appropriate court. The POA means nothing.

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Answered on 6/23/04, 8:13 am


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