My family has just recently found out that my aunt is socially and financially abusing my grandfather. She has been moving him around every few months; whenever the bills come due, she moves him to a new place. She has spent his money on expensive makeup, a trip to Greece, and other things that are definitely not for my grandfather's benefit. She has also been socially abusing him, isolating him from other members of the family and demanding that the social workers at the home he is in do not let my other aunt and cousins contact him. Most of that side of my family lives in Alberta, Canada, but although I know this is an American organization, I am here because it is so hard to get information on this subject, and I'm loooking for answers all over.
To get down to it, my questions are:
1) Does a POA in any way grant someone the power to restrict social visits for the donor, and is it at all legal what she is doing?
and
2) How does one go about removing power of attorney from an unfit or abusive agent?
Thank you for your time, and I hope to hear any suggestions you may have.
If if your aunt was merely designated as a future POA, that means nothing if your grandfather is mentally capable (and thus the appointment has not been exercised).
What is your evidence that she is using Grandpa’s money (and not hers) on the trip to Greece and to purchase makeup? If Grandpa has capacity, and chose to give her gifts that is his business alone.
These are very serious allegations that should not be made lightly. If you circulate these allegations and they are untrue, you could be liable for slander/libel.
I'd say try that approach first, and move on to challenging your aunt and her POA if that fails.