Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Georgia

I have power of attorney over my Bi-polar Granddaughter. She received a summons for a credit card debt. She did not tell me about this. In the mean time she answered the summons and the interrogatories, admission of facts and document request. She's very smart. She says she has no knowledge of this acct. The attorney for the Plaintiff does not know I have power of attorney. I would have told him right up front had I been made aware of the situation. Now that I am can I still use this power of attorney and take over the the case? About the time this card was taken out all her ID was stolen . She never received any bills or notices until the summons came. All copies the attorney has sent were not sent to her address.


Asked on 8/28/14, 6:59 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

The time for a lawyer was as soon as you found out. Whatever she has done may very well have harmed whatever case she had and even if the case has to start all over because of her condition (and bi-polar does not mean incompetent to be a party in a suit or contract in all cases) it means starting over again with a lawyer. A lawyer may be able to get it resolved quickly given the circumstances. Do not continue to dig a deeper hole.

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Answered on 8/28/14, 7:24 am


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