where to get power of attorney if lost original

If it is a registered Power of Attorney, then you can obtain certified copies from the jurisdictional Sub-Registrar's Office. If it is an unregistered POA lodge a Police Complaint and also give wide publicity through Public Notice in leading newspapers.

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What if the original enduring power of attorney has been lost?

Feb 18, 2015 · An original is best, a duplicate is just as good, or a copy is good when neither of the others are available. However, it might be possible to contact the attorney who created the original. If that's not possible, then there is no real alternative other then to try to persuade the courts through other possible evidence you might have.

How do I get a copy of a power of attorney?

Jun 30, 2013 · Check with Mom's CPA and they may know of the circumstances where the original was perhaps delivered to somebody...or maybe the CPA has it. If you cannot find it then I am suggesting you will need to get an Executor Fiduciary Affidavit in lieu of the original POA and that will require the probate process I mentioned in first response.

How can I get my mother's power of attorney back?

Oct 07, 2010 · Lost Original Power of Attorney. We have managed to lose the original power of attorney to my wife for the benefit of her mother, who has dementia. We have copies, but no original. We need to sell her home to pay for her care. …

Can I get a certified copy of a lost EPA?

May 02, 2009 · You will need the original doucment. the Notary Seal is on an original document to verify that it is an original. Most banks will require that you have an original and they make a copy of it. Some banks (and credit unions) are not currently accepting Power of Attorneys at all. If you need the Power of Attorney to sell Real Estate, the Probate Court would require an original …

Charles Adam Shultz

Im going to assume that your sister transferred the title to you and your sister under the power of attorney before your mom died. If not, the power could not be used to transfer title after your mother's death (the deed could be recorded after death, if executed during your mother's life). If not, probate is going to be necessary.

John P Corrigan

My colleagues are all correct as to the POA issues as will not help you now. You do not say whether Mom and Sister had a will or just one of them and not the other.

Joseph Michael Pankowski Jr

I agree with Attorneys Green and Sinclair. The power of attorney ceased to be effective at the time of your mother's death. Nevertheless, if the deed was executed prior to your mother's death, then the power of attorney was valid at that time.

Kelvin P. Green

I agree you need an attorney. The POA ceases to be valid on death. The title was set in 2005. Unless it was transferred prior to your Moms death, it must go through probate process....

Paula Brown Sinclair

Unless the POA granted your sister the authority to transfer real property and she did in fact execute a deed as attorney in fact for your incompetent mother, the POA is of no relevance now. Some form of probate procedure will almost certainly needed to bring the title to the house current.

Lost Original Power of Attorney

My question involves a power of attorney in the state of: TX#N#We have managed to lose the original power of attorney to my wife for the benefit of her mother, who has dementia. We have copies, but no original. We need to sell her home to pay for her care. Title company states they must see original.

Re: Lost Original Power of Attorney

Does it matter that many government agencies and financial institutions have seen the original financial POA when they accepted copies?#N#(We do have the original of the medical POA so there should not be any issues with medical questions requiring urgent action.)

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That would not be ok. You will need the original doucment. the Notary Seal is on an original document to verify that it is an original.#N#Most banks will require that you have an original and they make a copy of it. Some banks (and credit unions) are not currently accepting Power of Attorneys at all.

Douglas C Martinson II

That would not be ok. You will need the original doucment. the Notary Seal is on an original document to verify that it is an original.#N#Most banks will require that you have an original and they make a copy of it. Some banks (and credit unions) are not currently accepting Power of Attorneys at all.