{"id":12840,"date":"2023-12-10T05:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legaltalktexas.hammerle.com\/?p=12840"},"modified":"2025-06-18T12:46:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T17:46:20","slug":"your-rights-never-age-resist-power-grab-of-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/legaltalk\/adult-guardianship\/your-rights-never-age-resist-power-grab-of-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Rights Never Age: Resist the Power Grab of Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the first article in a two-part series.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent advice column struck alarm bells.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The advice-seeker had given up driving with his wife\u2019s support. He regretted it and wanted to take a course to regain his skills. His wife was opposed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The columnist wrote that she understood why his wife was reluctant to \u201callow\u201d him to resume driving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allow? What, or who, gave his wife the power to dictate to him? Why would the columnist assume that a spouse or relative could legally do that?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, that assumption springs from what has become a societal norm. It is so ingrained that you would not question it unless it affected you personally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are a senior, then it <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about to affect you personally. You should question everything.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What, for example, gives someone the legal authority to sign you into a memory care unit against your wishes?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What gives the memory care employees the power to keep you there?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What gives someone the right to sell your house or belongings against your wishes?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What gives someone the authority to screen callers or isolate you from relatives or friends?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What gives someone the right to mandate that you cannot be allowed visitors while in a hospital or rehab facility?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What gives someone the power to decree that you cannot drink wine or bourbon?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What gives someone the authority to place cameras in your home and monitor your actions?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alarmed? These things happen every day. They are the result of a power grab, greed, desperation, or a gross misunderstanding of legal roles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common Elder Guardianship Ploys<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first is stating that they hold an elder\u2019s power of attorney, and therefore have the right to make all decisions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These people are flat-out wrong. If you sign a power of attorney, then you are giving your agent authority to take certain actions on your behalf. The agent is subordinate to you and owes you a fiduciary duty. You remain the boss. You are not giving up your rights. Your agent cannot act against your wishes. Your agent cannot force you to stay in a memory care unit. Your agent cannot sign a piece of paper that authorizes a memory care employee to prevent you from leaving. Your agent cannot take away your booze.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/legaltalk\/estate-planning\/how-to-revoke-power-of-attorney-in-texas\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fire your agent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at any time. There are 2 kinds of powers of attorney, and each requires a different action. For a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/legaltalk\/estate-planning\/what-is-a-durable-power-of-attorney\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">durable financial power of attorney<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you must fire your agent in writing. For a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/legaltalk\/wills-trusts\/why-a-medical-power-of-attorney-is-important\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">medical power of attorney<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can fire your agent in writing or verbally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another common ploy to justify authority is to play the \u201ccaring relative\u201d card. This is usually done by a spouse or child, although second- cousins and stepchildren have been known to get in the game.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This ploy is normally used in medical or personal decisions. It won\u2019t work in most financial transactions because bankers and the like require a writing such as a financial power of attorney.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memory care companies, nursing homes and home health care agencies aren\u2019t as picky. They don\u2019t have the motivation to track down the legal niceties. That leaves all sorts of room for a relative to seize control behind your back. Everyone involved is wrong. False imprisonment, fraud and theft come to mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have the same rights now as you did when you were 25 years old. Age does not take those away. The word \u201callow\u201d should never be part of the conversation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Would someone please tell the advice columnists?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hammerle Morris Can Help With Your Legal Needs<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have legal questions, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/lewisville-attorney\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">schedule a consultation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to get help from one of our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/lawyers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">experienced attorneys<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attorney <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/lawyers\/virginia-hammerle\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Hammerle<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, of <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hammerle Morris Law Firm<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is in her fifth decade of law practice. She is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and an Accredited Estate Planner. Reach her at legaltalktexas@hammerle.com. This column does not constitute legal advice.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the first article in a two-part series.\u00a0 A recent advice column struck alarm bells.\u00a0 The advice-seeker had given up driving with his wife\u2019s support. He regretted it and wanted to take a course to regain his skills. 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