Power Of Attorney

[jennyjoan]

Just a little advice needed here.

Friend of sista has died - this lady has one son who pretty much gave her a lot of trouble - drugs and alcohol for a start and missing in London for years.

He and his girlfriend have looked after her for about 6 weeks and he has just found that one of his cousins is POA. He doesn't understand it and has gone mad about it. It's awful because the dead lady is hardly cold.

This lady own a beautiful house etc - my gut instinct is that the son may not get the house as he thought he would

She has made a will

Exactly what does a POA do and will she have signed with the deceased lady to be POA

Thanks for any advice.

[jennyjoan]

I know Peter - very sad state of affairs