AboutPaul D. Friedman, M.A., Ph.D., J.D. Expertise I have been a practicing civil trial attorney since 1989 and have a master's degree in bioethics and a doctorate of philosophy in comparative ethics of law, medicine and business.
I am Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and am Certified as a Specialist in Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation by the State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization.
Experience Experience in the area I have been a practicing trial attorney since 1989 and I have a masters degree in bioethics and a doctorate of philosophy regarding comparative ethics.
Organizations belong to State Bar of Arizona
State Bar of Colorado (inactive)
District of Columbia Bar (inactive)
Federal Bar
Licensed in Arizona District Court
Licensed in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Licensed in the United States Supreme Court American Bar Association National Board of Trial Advocacy
American Association for Justice
Arizona Trial Lawyers Association
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Kennedy Institute of Ethics National Association of Realtors
Education/Credentials Bachelor of Arts 1985
Juris Doctorate 1989
Master of Arts in Bioethics 2004 Doctorate of Philosphy 2006
Awards and Honors Phi Beta Kappa
Multiple Who's Who
Publications A list of my copyrighted publications and presentations is contained at WWW.EXPERTETHICS.COM
Question My great-grandmother is 84 years old. She has never had any health problems until about 2 and a half months ago, she lived alone in an apartment, i went to check on her and she was acting weird, we took her to the hospital and she was diagnosed with secondary dementia due to a UTI. She was put into a nursing home for rehab for 2 weeks, then my mother moved her in with her and her boyfriend. My mother became Power of Attorney over her a little over a year ago, my grandmother receives a pension and social security check every month which is about $1500. My grandmother has not seen a dime of it since my mother became her POA. My mother is charging $800 for room and board to live with her. When my mother works, she brings my grandmother to my house, and this is Monday through Friday from 5:30a to between 3p and 5p. My grandmother is very unhappy every day and does not want to live with my mother anymore due to her taking all of her money and she also always yelling at my grandmother for any and everything, getting my grandmother worked up and very upset. I have been told that my grandmother needs revoke her as her POA, to write a letter to my mother stating she no longer want her as her POA, and she need to request her POA paper work back, and get this notarized with 2 witnesses and mail it to her certified mail. I am not sure if this is really what we need to do, but i do not want my grandmother in this situation anymore. I am willing to move her in with me, until i can get her into a assisted living or somewhere like that. but i am needing a little advice on what i should do, and if i need to have her write a letter, what should she put in it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. thank you ~Ashley
Answer Ashley,
Generally, Powers of Attorney are revocable at any time for any reason. The requirements for revocation depend on your state's laws. She needs to state in writing that she is revoking the Power of Attorney signed on (blank date). I suggest you speak to a probate attorney in your state or contact your state's attorney general's office to determine the specific requirements for revocation.
