Your Power of Attorney Can’t Pay You Bills

Your Power of Attorney Can’t Pay Your Bills Without This One Thing: Here’s What to Do Now – 24/7 Wall St

Imagine your mother has a stroke. You are her power of attorney. You have her bank passwords written down in a notebook she left you. You sit at her kitchen table, log into her checking account, and the screen asks for a six-digit code that was just sent to her phone. Her phone is locked in the hospital drawer with a passcode you do not know. Her mortgage is due Friday.