<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hello listmates <div><br></div><div>I have a client who came to me with a question regarding his father’s durable power of attorney. His father is ill and needs someone to act as his attorney in fact. Mother is named to act, but is unwilling to assume the role. Is there a formal way/best practice to document that she is declining to serve such that there is no issue or less issue for the alternate to act as attorney in fact?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div>Rich<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><u class=""><font class="" size="4" face="Copperplate Gothic Bold"><b class="">RICH McENTEE</b></font></u></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><font class="" size="4" face="Copperplate Gothic Bold"><b class="">McENTEE LAW OFFICE</b></font></div><div class="" style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Helvetica; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><div class=""><font class="" face="Copperplate"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1/1" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">3800 Bridgeport Way W, Ste A411</a></font></div><div class=""><font class="" face="Copperplate"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1/1" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">University Place, WA 98466</a></font></div><div class=""><font class="" face="Copperplate"><a href="tel:253.227.9894" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/2" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">253.227.9894</a>(m)</font></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="" style="font-family: Copperplate;"><a href="mailto:jrmcentee@gmail.com" class="">jrmcentee@gmail.com</a></span> </div></div></div></body></html>