Power of Attorney

My sister in law is an agent for my mother in law. What is she liable for financially and can she risign at any time? Who takes over if the principal is not capable?

My younger sister cares for my 95 year old mother who has alzheimers. She has not allowed me or my older sister to see her for about four years and now I don't even know where my mother is. Is there a way I can force her to tell me where my mother is living or if she is still living?

Does a Power of Attorney have to be filed with an attorney to be effective or does it just have to be filled out, signed and notarized to be in effect? This would be a Power of Attorney to handle my mother's personal business such as finances, bills, etc. while she's in the nursing home. Another family member and I would like to act as co-agents on this Power of Attorney. Would us acting as co-agents have any affect on whether or not it would have to filed with an attorney? I understand that we would have to specify if the co-agents would have to act together or whether we could act independently of each other. If the Power of Attorney does have to be filed with an attorney for any of the above reasons, how long does the process take from the time we consult the attorney until the Power of Attorney is legally in effect?

Can the person appointed to be "Power of Attorney" for someone be challenged?

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?