CAN A DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY BE REVOKED? MY MOTHER IN LAW SIGNED ONE WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT IT WAS AND IS AFRAID HER SON IS GOING TO TAKE ALL HER ASSETS ( 80 YEAR OLD SINGLE WOMAN, LIVING ALONE)
Yes, a Durable Power of Attorney can be revoked -- but the revocation must be shown everywhere the agent presented it. You might want to contact a local elder law attorney. Try www.naela.org.
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