Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Pennsylvania

I'm sorry to hear about your mother's serious health issue. If she is able to communicate in any way, and it need not be by speaking, and she need not be able to physically sign a document, it is still possible for her to communicate her wishes to create a financial power of attorney and to direct someone to sign it on her behalf. If she is not able to do even this, it would be necessary for you to go to court and be appointed the conservator of her estate in order to access her finances and act on her behalf. Consult an estates lawyer in the county where she is to assist you in the documentation or the court procedure.

Best wishes for her recovery.

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