Substitution of Agent and Delegation of Authority
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News and other Hearst Newspapers on October 30, 2018. Dear Mr. Premack: My father signed a Durable Power of Attorney about ten years ago, naming me as his Agent. For a long time, I didn’t need to do anything to help him, but now he is in a nursing home and is confused. I plan to sell his car, but the dealer is refusing to accept the power of attorney as-is. They say they want one of their own employees to be substituted as