I need to open an account through Bank of America for Mom's benefit checks. I'm told by an attorney that BOA is notoriously difficult about this. My DPOA specifically states I have authority to open an account for my mother without her physical presence. Mom lives 3 hours away from me, cannot drive, has vision problems. Getting her to a bank would be an all day event. Any tips on accomplishing this? Just be persistent? Or is working with BOA a lost cause?
I was wondering if I could open an account online. I might as well try.
And BOA is the only bank that is in my city and in Mom's tiny city.
If she has a separate account with non social security funds, that might work out well.
Also, if you contact the Social Security office and are not authorized by their process, they will not discuss any matter with you about the recipient or the funds, EVEN if you have DPOA. That makes no difference with them. I would look into it to make sure as I have read this rule numerous times.