I am trying to get a POA for my mother, she has lived in Texas for many years and recently (within a month) has been moved to California to live with my sister. I sent my sister a Texas POA to do before the move and it wasn't done. Now that my mother is living in California, do I do one for California instead even though her ID is still Texas?
You don't clearly understand POA.
POA is not something you GET over someone. It is something that THEY confer upon you, and they have nothing to do with any state whatsoever. They are a legal document in which a competent person appoints someone as POA to act for them when and if they are unable to make their own choices. That person will act in the manner their believe the appointing person would wish, or in their best interests. Every single record is to be accounted for and there are particular ways of putting yourself on accounts in order to sign as POA. You are responsible for every penny in and out of accounts if you are managing finances.
Now you may be speaking of a MPOA or medical power of attorney which is little more than an advance directive appointing someone as Medical Power of Attorney for medical decisions if someone is able to make their own decisions. These will generally go state to state as well.
Look up/google POA for your state and look at the rules and options or see an elder law attorney with you questions, and do realize, again, this is not something you GET, but something that is GIVEN and only by a competent person.
"Q. When I signed my Power Of Attorney a few years back, my primary and successor agents lived at different addresses and had different phone numbers than they do now. In order for it to remain valid, do I need to completely re-do it?
A. The short answer is: no, you do not need to completely re-execute your Power of Attorney (“POA”). What I suggest you do is type up their current addresses and phone numbers on a separate sheet of paper, date and sign it, and attach it to your original POA and to all copies as well. Although not required, it might also be a good idea to have your signature notarized, just to lend a further auro of reliability to the document. You might also include their current email addresses, as many folks now rely heavily upon email. Call the document something like” “Updated Contact Information for My Agents & Successors”. Do the same with regard to your Advance Healthcare Directive and any other estate planning document which recites the former addresses of your agents or successors.
If you, yourself, have also moved, include your new address, phone and email as well, so that the contact information will be complete.
>>> However, if you have moved to another state, then I would advise seeing an attorney in that new state and arrange for that attorney to prepare a new POA for you in compliance with the laws of that state. I would advise the same with regard to your Advance Healthcare Directive and any other estate planning documents prepared while you were a resident of California, such as a Trust and Will. That way you will remain in full compliance with the law applicable to the state of your new domicile. <<< "
Source: https://www.lawyerforseniors.com/do-i-need-to-update-my-power-of-attorney-when-addresses-change/