Full question:
We are Florida residents and our father resides in Waukesha County in Wisconsin. My husband currently has a sister in Wisconsin has Dad’s power of attorney and is executor of his estate. Dad would like my husband who lives in Florida to also be have power of attorney and be named as executor of his will and estate. Is there any law which would preclude him from doing this as an out of state resident?
- Category: Power of Attorney
- Date:
- State: Wisconsin
Answer:
We are unaware of any law in Wisconsin preventing an out of state resident being given power of attorney by a Wisconsin resident or naming an out of state resident as executor of the Wisconsin resident’s estate. However, both documents appointing the out of state resident as attorney-in-fact and as executor of the Wisconsin’s resident’s will and estate should be clear as to whether or not both executors have to sign documents and pleadings on behalf of the decedent (i.e., your Dad) and whether or not both attorneys-in-fact have to sign documents on behalf of the principal (i.e., your Dad).
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