<div dir="ltr">Yes, unless there is an alternate AIF named...</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Paul Grant <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paulnnepa@gmail.com" target="_blank">paulnnepa@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">As a follow up, I am trying to rest on RCW 7.70.065 - this is a tort statute but clearly lays out who has the ability to give informed consent and the priority order. My argument is that the priority order, although tucked in a tort statute, gives the authority to the court to allow informed consent by Wife if Sister is unavailable.<div><br></div><div>Other thoughts????</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><br>Paul H. Grant - JD, LL.M<br><br>Planning with Purpose, Inc<br>Lynnwood, WA 98036<br><a href="tel:425-939-9948" value="+14259399948" target="_blank">425-939-9948</a><br><a href="http://www.planningwithpurposeinc.com" target="_blank">www.planningwithpurposeinc.com</a><br><br>Estate Planning. Business Planning. Wealth Succession.<br><div style="display:inline"></div><div style="display:inline"></div><div style="display:inline"></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Paul Grant <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paulnnepa@gmail.com" target="_blank">paulnnepa@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Does any one have any knowledge of legal authority (I cannot find in the statute, so maybe case law) of a judge's authority to add another attorney in fact to a Health Care POA?<div><br></div><div>Client created POA 5+ years ago, got married 2 years ago, and now in critical condition. Wife wants to participate and sister (who is named in POA) wants wife to participate... every one loves everyone. Sister and wife would like to co-agent but not require both consents (sister travels and will be out of town and is very fearful that she is unreachable to make decisions).</div><div><br></div><div>RCW 11.94.100 does not allow an exchange or addition of an agent. Guardianship NOT desired!</div><div><br></div><div>Other thoughts or authority I could take to a judge?<br clear="all"><div><div><br>Paul H. Grant - JD, LL.M<br><br>Planning with Purpose, Inc<br>Lynnwood, WA 98036<br><a href="tel:425-939-9948" value="+14259399948" target="_blank">425-939-9948</a><br><a href="http://www.planningwithpurposeinc.com" target="_blank">www.planningwithpurposeinc.com</a><br><br>Estate Planning. Business Planning. Wealth Succession.<br><div style="display:inline"></div><div style="display:inline"></div><div style="display:inline"></div></div></div>
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