Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Jersey

The smartest thing would be for you to fill out the forms and then have your grandfather sign off on them. It does not MATTER if he can not see clearly, or has Alzheimer's, YOU do NOT sign off on the forms. and if they give you a hard time, you smile, hand them the unsigned forms and WALK AWAY.

You are smart to be cautious about this.

Give me a call, make an appointment to come see me, and I will go over this with you, and give you some advice. I will let you know up front what it will cost for me to help you.

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I agree, although you could merely sign the forms as POA and return them by certified mail, return receipt requested, with a letter indicating you have signed them as POA for the resident, but clearly stating you are not signing them as a responsible person, that you are not to be regarded as a responsible person, and that by signing the papers as POA you are not assuming any personal liability or responsibility for any charges. Enclosde a second copy of your letter and ask in the letter that the letter, its receipt and the nursing home's agreement with the terms set forth in the letter be acknolwedged by someone in authority and returned to you. Enclose a self address, stamped envelope for returning the acknowledgement copy of your letter. If it is not returned, send another letter with a copy of the first letter and again request they sign and return it. This is a reply to an Internet question and this reply is not intended to be legal advice or as creating an attorney-client relationship.