Changing someone else's Will

Linton

Questions as whether you as a POA should take any particular action are really simple to answer in my view. Ask yourself "how does the donor benefit from my taking this action?". If you cant give a convincing answer dont take the action - you have no authority. In the circumstances you give, what is your answer?

FBaby

I find your intention very insulting. The bottom line is that at one time, she was happy with the will she made. The fact that things have changed that she is little aware of is none of your business. So the children are not visiting and even if she truly felt hurt and angry by this, who are you to say that if she was sound of mind, that would result in her wanting to change her will? How can you possibly be confident of what might/could have been?

And what if one of them decides to suddenly visit again, provide a lot of tendering care and attention and provides a very good reason why she didn't before, what will you do, change it again?

I understand how frustrated you might be, but you are projecting your feelings into someone else, and you can't do that.

elsien

I used to know an old lady who referred to her relatives as vultures. When they started visiting in her later years, she used to say "the vultures are circling" and call them all the names under the sun.
She was of sound mind till she died and still chose to leave her money and estate to the vultures rather than the people who had helped her until the end. Because it's what her deceased husband would have wanted, and that was most important to her.
You can't always go on what people say - they may have other reasons for doing things that matter to them even if they make no sense to anyone else.
I'm not disputing your motives. Just saying that things are sometimes more complex than they initially appear.

McKneff

You cannot change someones will, no matter what you think they want.

Full stop. And to be honest, just who do you think you are..... It is not your money, or estate.
Leave well alone, you could possibly end up in troupble.

Ziggazee

OMG.....NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!


DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!


At the very least you should be struck off as the Court appointed Deputy!


P.s.....you'd have a damn hard job persuading any solicitor to do this.