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Re: Power of Attorney for Medical, will that make me reliable 4 unpaid bills 4 the person I have POA on?

This is my father-in law and he was living with my husband and I. He is VA but due to an emergency his was admitted to a regular hospital. He now has MRSA and is finishing his recovery at a nursing home. He may not make it back home. We are already receiving bills from the hospital (the part that medicare doesn't pay) of course the bills are in my father in-laws name and for now I can take one of his checks to him for his signature to pay those bills. I am concerned about the amount after he passes.

Public Comments

1. If you sign for him as POA, you are not liable... Please make sure any time you sign anything on his behalf that you follow your name with those letters 'POA'. If you accidentally sign as a responsible party you could be held liable... Even then with the help of a lawyer you can get out of liability but lawyers are expensive so always sign on his behalf with POA after your name....