Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New Jersey

If he's ok with not signing anything on his own, then why would he be signing anything while you're away? Your having him sign a statement, as you propose, isn't going to be more effective than his agreeing with you. After all, if he wants to sign something on his own or because someone else is asking him to, will he show them that statement?

It's also a question of legal validity - if he doesn't have mental capacity to sign anything and that's why you have the POA, his signature or such a statement wouldn't be valid. Same thing for anything he does sign - you could go back and show them the POA and tell them they can't enforce anything against your father.

THIS RESPONSE IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE, SINCE I DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED, AND I DO NOT HAVE A REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT WITH YOU.

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Just having a paper, even if notarized, is not sufficient, as there is no public knowledge of this limitation on the authority. It also must be recorded, along with the original POA to provide public notice. There is no assurance that the paper will be presented, and you need its existance verified and the recording will do that. That way, if anything is done in contravention of this limitation, you have a legal basis for undoing it. This is a reply to an Internet question and the response is for information purposes only and is not to be considered as legal advice or as creating an attorney-client relationship.