I'm in Texas, Mom is with family in Idaho. She's 93 with short term memory loss from a stroke.
* For Financial POA, I'm primary, and sister in Idaho is 2nd.
* For Medical POA, sister in Idaho is primary, with my niece (Mom's caregiver) 2nd, me 3rd.
Update need:
My sister and I are aging with health issues. I want to add the niece as 3rd on the Financial. Contact information has changed as well.
Do I get a Texas notary, update, sign, and then send the document to Idaho to have the niece sign and get notarized again?
Thank you
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Short-term memory loss isn’t necessarily incompetent to sign. The important thing is whether mom understands the document she’s signing, not whether she ate eggs for breakfast.
You might ALSO first ascertain that your Mom is for sure incapable of doing this. Short term memory aside, if you call an attorney to your home, and describe the circumstances he can talk with your Mom, she can make her mark to an added amendment appointing Niece as a third, and he can notarize it right there. This will NOT be without cost. So I would go with plan A. The niece is informed and willing to apply as conservator should this unusual circumstance come to be.
Best of luck.