If your loved one made an Advance Decision (Living Will) after you were appointed as their attorney, you can't override the decisions made in their Advance Decision.
You cannot give an attorney the power to: act in a way or make a decision that you cannot normally do yourself – for example, anything outside the law. consent to a deprivation of liberty being imposed on you, without a court order.
In South Carolina, your power of attorney is automatically durable (meaning that it remains effective after your incapacitation) unless the document explicitly states otherwise. (S.C. Stat. § 62-8-104.)
If anyone believes that an attorney is not acting in the best interests of the donor or potentially abusing their position and they wish to challenge the attorney on their appointment or on specific actions that they have taken then they can report this to the Office of Public Guardian, which oversees these roles.
A living spouse usually would be the first person in line as next of kin. He or she will then be followed by any children. On the other hand, you can choose any adult to give your power of attorney to as long as you're designating them legally (complying with all the legal requirements).
Attorneys can even make payments to themselves. However, as with all other payments they must be in the best interests of the donor. This can be difficult to determine and may cause a conflict of interests between the interests of an Attorney and the best interests of their donor.
South Carolina Requires Powers of Attorney to Be Recorded (POAs made before this date are subject to the laws that were in effect at the time.) Note that a POA does not have to be recorded for the agent to exercise powers while the principal still has capacity.
Under SC law, all powers of attorney must be witnessed and notarized. The SC state law, generally, doesn't require the POA document to be recorded. There are some instances when having the POA recorded is needed, though, such as when used for a specific purpose (e.g., real estate transaction).
POAs involving real estate transactions must be recorded. Otherwise, you don't usually need to file a general or durable POA with the courts. The document must be signed and notarized by two adult witnesses to be valid.
There are three main types of people who can submit an objection to a Power of Attorney: The Donor. The Attorney. The 'persons to be told', who the individual creating the LPA has notified.
The Principal may revoke Power of Attorney if he found an agent in some fraud or misconducting the business and legal activities. The competence of contracting agreement is necessary for both of them. And if the documents which bind agent and principal are not met then it can be challenged in court.
If power of attorney co-agents disagree on a financial decision and the principal is mentally competent and not physically incapacitated, then the principal's decision supersedes the representatives. The principal also has the authority to revoke an agent's authority.