Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Washington

Power of Attorney

If a son is given durable power of attorney for a parent and that parent dies, is the son then personally responsible for payment of parents bills. Parent does not have a will


Asked on 3/15/07, 12:45 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Elizabeth Powell ELizabeth Powell PS Inc

Re: Power of Attorney

The Durable Power of attorney ceases to have any effectiveness whatsoever after the principal is deceased.

The son is not responsible for the payment of the debts of the estate whether there is a DPOA or a will or not.

Please don't hesitate to get a lawyer to hel you with this.

Hope this helps. Powell

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Answered on 3/15/07, 12:49 pm


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