I am the attorney for my mother under a Power of Attorney document.
My mother is disagreeing with me. I know she needs to move to a cheaper residence and she won’t take my advice. What can I do?
1. Firstly, mom has not given up any authority to you, so she can make her own decisions.
2. If you think she can’t afford her current accommodation, can you enlist a family member, a friend or a respected person (maybe her accountant or lawyer) to help review her financial situation and persuade her?
3. If she is not making good decisions because she is less capable than she was, you need legal advice to consider a court application. Only a court can remove Mom’s decision-making authority and replace that with another decision-maker.
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