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A mail forwarding service wants a POA to say if I receive mail for another person (my mom) at my house, they require a POA that allows me to accept her mail and act on her behalf.
I assume you are using a service that gets mail and forwards as needed because you will be traveling around. Is that correct?
Check your states attorney general website and see if they have Durable POAs, if not Arizona Attorney general website has them and you can print it out and type it up to reflect your state name. Be sure to check Durable as this is the most comprehensive.
This should fulfill their requirements to protect themselves from mail fraud and the such.
Do you have POA for your mom? It seems to me that is the document they are looking for. It might be easier to have her mail addressed to her in care of Haley88, would that satisfy them? Or to go paperless and deal with her business on line.
Thank you to Granniannie, Joann29, Cmagnum, & Freqflyer, for your replies. I guess I need to be more specific. I want to go away for the winter, and the mail will forwarded to me, but since I have my moms mail coming to my house, in order to forward it to my new temporary residence they are requesting the poa that allows me to accept moms mail and act on her behalf. If it was just my mail I wanted to be forwarded it wouldn’t be a problem, but since I have mail coming to my house with her name on it that is why they are requiring a poa from mom signed. So the question is what website will allow you to print out a poa for mail forwarding? Thanks for your help.
Ask the mail service for their change of address form, or ask any post office for one. Then your mom can fill it out. If she has moved, there should be no issue. If you want POA, you can get the forms on-line. Print it, fill it out, then your mom needs to sign it in front of 2 witnesses, one being a notary public. My name on my aunt's checks, so I could use them to pay her bills, required the bank to see the POA form.
Is Mom competent? Can she talk to the service? POA is assigned. Usually drawn up by a lawyer with Mom signing, witnessed and notarized.
When I had Moms address changed after she passed, I did have to give the PO a copy of my short certificate. So I assume, I would have had to produce my POA if I had done it before her death.
The post office never asked me for such a thing when I showed them my Durable POA and explained that she was in a nursing home. I also contacted those who sent her mail and asked them to send it to me.
Harley88, I never heard of the Post Office asking for any type of Power of Attorney form.
When it was time to transfer my Dad's mail to my house [he was moving into senior care], I just went on-line to the USPS and filled out a transfer form. The transfer cost around $1, and it worked perfectly.
Then as Dad's mail was coming to my house, I would make change-of-address on-line for the financial institutions, doctor offices, and anything else of real importance. The Post Office will not forward junk mail which was a relief :)
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
B.
APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
C.
APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
D.
If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
E.
This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
F.
You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
Check your states attorney general website and see if they have Durable POAs, if not Arizona Attorney general website has them and you can print it out and type it up to reflect your state name. Be sure to check Durable as this is the most comprehensive.
This should fulfill their requirements to protect themselves from mail fraud and the such.
When I had Moms address changed after she passed, I did have to give the PO a copy of my short certificate. So I assume, I would have had to produce my POA if I had done it before her death.
When it was time to transfer my Dad's mail to my house [he was moving into senior care], I just went on-line to the USPS and filled out a transfer form. The transfer cost around $1, and it worked perfectly.
Then as Dad's mail was coming to my house, I would make change-of-address on-line for the financial institutions, doctor offices, and anything else of real importance. The Post Office will not forward junk mail which was a relief :)