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Mom finally signed power of attorney for finances and hospital had it go into effect immediately ..Now she is in AL and bank that has her rollover IRA says they won't honor POA for finances they need their own forms signed...Mom not able to sign but will be penalized if she does not take distribution ...Bank insists she needs o sign and have notarized....She has a mental issue and physical issue not able to sign. THey just gave me too more forms to have her sign?????? What do I do? We paid lawyer now we have still have problems. Anything else that POA is going to not really help with that we thought would be okay?

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Ask for the Branch Manager. If he won't recognize the POA, file a complaint with the state banking regulators or attorney general. That always gets their attention.
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Maybe send the bank a note indicating the situation in writing, with the incapacity letters that prove the POA is in full effect, and cc the people that pstegman mentioned. You'd certainly think you should be able fill out their forms and sign it as your name, POA for your mom's name. I suppose you could get Mom to make any kind of a mark possible on the form and have that notarized and make them happy; I had to do that with a form for my Dad once that I expalined in simple terms and he had no problem with. Social Security does not honor POA and they require you to get Representative Payee status instead, but I have not heard of banks being able to do that. My mom's did need incapacity letters before helping out with the sale of her home, and I was able to get those easily. We had to use a traveling notary to come to the assisted living facility for her to resign as trustee and make that part of it 100% kosher too.
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It sounds as if whoever you're speaking to at the bank is being intentionally thick. But it probably isn't intentional, in fact: educate them. Keep insisting on going higher up the food chain until you encounter someone who knows what he's talking about.
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If your Mom is in assisted living, can't she sign the papers the bank is requesting? I know my husband had issues trying to use the POA. A few years ago, A financial company (who don't want to give up a person's money) wanted a POA dated with in 6 months which was ridiculous. He finally took the paper and had his mother sign it. If you have something signed from the doctor saying she in incompetent to sign that may also help.
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Insist that the bank have its attorney look at your POA. If it conforms to your state's requirements, there is no reason they should not accept it. If they still refuse, I agree with Pstegman, contact your state's banking regulators.
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