{"id":12338,"date":"2021-12-12T02:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T08:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legaltalktexas.hammerle.com\/?p=12338"},"modified":"2025-06-18T16:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T21:52:06","slug":"power-of-attorney-agents-rules-to-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/legaltalk\/estate-planning\/power-of-attorney-agents-rules-to-follow\/","title":{"rendered":"Acting By the Rules Crucial for Agents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This column is for everyone who has been named or is serving as an agent under a Texas financial power of attorney. The following suggestions may not keep you from being sued or going to jail, but they should lessen the chance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s follow that up with the answer to your first question, which should be \u201cCan I really be sued or go to jail?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Answer: Yes. You are a fiduciary to the principal (who made out the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/legaltalk\/legal-talk\/the-new-power-of-a-power-of-attorney-change-in-texas-law-creates-planning-opportunities\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> power of attorney<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). You owe the highest duty not to engage in self-dealing. You have a host of other <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/legaltalk\/legal-talk\/duties-deadlines-texas-power-attorney-packs-punch\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">duties<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, some of which are spelled out in the power of attorney document, others in the Texas statute, and still others in common law. You can absolutely be sued. Your assets are at risk. You also are subject to a host of statutes that make exploitation of a senior a crime. You can be arrested and convicted if you make a misstep. You will have to use your own funds to mount a defense to a lawsuit or criminal case.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common Power of Attorney Mistakes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now let\u2019s talk about mistakes agents commonly make.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding yourself as an account owner to the principal\u2019s bank account. This seems like a logical step to make it easier for you to monitor the account and pay the principal\u2019s bills, but resist the temptation. From the outside it looks like you have asserted an equal ownership in the funds. This is how your creditors, the IRS, and the district attorney will see it. You would have a defense that ownership of the funds is determined by the source of the funds, but it will take time and tracing to prove it. Instead, leave the account solely in the principal\u2019s name and add yourself as a convenience signer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using your Texas power of attorney document to justify endorsing the principal\u2019s name on federal government checks. Don\u2019t. The federal government does not recognize a state power of attorney. Your recourse is to apply to be appointed as representative payee under the Social Security program, and have the principal fill out FS Form 233 (this replaced SF 233) for the collection of checks drawn on the US Treasury.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not keeping receipts or maintaining a transaction ledger. Huge mistake. You have a duty to account, in writing, to the principal for each and every expenditure of funds. You will need the receipts to provide that full accounting and to defend yourself against a civil suit or a criminal prosecution.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investing the principal\u2019s money on your own. Unless you are an investment expert, do not do this. You have a duty to make prudent investments, taking into account the principal\u2019s age and needs. You need to be able to defend your investment decisions, and the best way to do that is to use a licensed professional to advise and guide you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forging the principal\u2019s name. When you sign a contract or endorse a check for the principal, you do so in your name and show your agency. The cleanest way to do it: [your name], Agent for [principal\u2019s name].\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spending the principal\u2019s funds to benefit yourself. Without an arms-length and fair written contract authorizing it, don\u2019t do it. The principal\u2019s money should not be used to pay for your vacation, food, electricity, or new swimming pool.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continuing to act as an agent after the principal dies. Your authority as agent dies with the principal.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As agent, you need to protect the principal. You should also protect yourself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hammerle Morris Can Help<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have questions about your role as power of attorney? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/lewisville-attorney\/#form\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schedule a consultation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/lawyers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attorney<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Hammerle Morris to discuss your role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Hammerle is president of Hammerle Morris Law Firm and Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Trial Law.\u00a0 To receive her newsletter, contact her at <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">legaltalktexas@hammerle.com<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or via Hammerle.com.\u00a0 This column does not constitute legal advice.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This column is for everyone who has been named or is serving as an agent under a Texas financial power of attorney. The following suggestions may not keep you from being sued or going to jail, but they should lessen the chance. Let\u2019s follow that up with the answer to your first question, which should [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":12339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1224],"tags":[1060,685],"class_list":{"0":"post-12338","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-estate-planning","8":"tag-elder-law","9":"tag-estate-planning"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Acting By the Rules Crucial for Agents - Hammerle Morris Law Firm<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A power of attorney agent is designated to take care of their principal. 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