I receive railroad retirement and Social Security. Child support is directly sent to the mother for my 2 children. Since her passing they are now being taken care of by their older sister who is named guardian, she is asking for a power of attorney in order to get child support transferred to her. I am 84 years old and need help.
By Robert F
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Be very careful about a Power of Attorney (POA) - it can be used to strip you of everything you own, change your will, and more! I learned this the hard way.
Since she will need to have an attorney or paralegal draw up a POA, you should insist this woman pays for attorneys/paralegals for you both to protect everyone's interests if she is wanting these funds sent to her. An attorney/paralegal for each of you will ensure an action to have only the funds for the children transferred to her name.
Hi - this is much too complicated for any advice from this forum.
In my experience, generally support like this is given to the legal guardian through the court that approves the legal guardianship. If this was not the case, then the guardian will have to petition the court for this support.
I do not believe you should be giving a Power of Attorney to anyone except through the advice of an attorney. Perhaps you could talk to someone in your area that assists senior citizens like yourself. Ask for assistance in locating someone: try your local church, Shriners, Salvation Army.
If you do not drive then you should try to find someone who would be willing to take you to find help. Usually there is a Social Services number you can call for help with things like this - transportation and all sorts of help.
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