Palmetto, FL asked in Elder Law for Florida

Q: My bro has poa& h c s over my mom he lives in cal we live in fl can i reomove him as poa

My mother lives in fl same as me i have taken care of her for 40 yr when our oldest bro died my other bro ( lives in calif) came home 3 days after took mom to attorney knowing she couldn't see well enough to read she signed a bunch of papers naming him poa health car surrogot did quick claim deed on property now she is in hosp in icu and he tries to convence her to give up and die i talked her into living he got very angry wants her to sign dnr papers affraid he will try to get her to do that will she is in hosp how do i stop him and remove his poa

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A: That would be up to your mother. Go see an attorney for specifically tailored legal advice.

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