Legal Question in Elder Law in New York

Good questions. This happens more frequently than might be imagined, meaning the principal becomes a bit mentally unsound and revokes a Power of Attorney. Or creates a new one, for example. Unfortunately the only solution is to go to court in a guardianship proceeding, and ask the court to issue an order nullifying the Power of Attorney and appointing a guardian. Sometimes the agent acting under a Power of Attorney abuses their authority, in which case the court will invalidate the PoA and appoint a guardian. Other scenarios are possible and common.