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jelly1979
Asked April 2014
What if your parent is not married, who has to make decisions; the children or siblings?
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Eyerishlass
Apr 2014
Who does your parent want to be making decisions for them? The adult children or the siblings?
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pamstegma
Apr 2014
The parent can do what they want until they are declared incompetent by a Judge in court.
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Micheledesocio
Apr 2014
In my family we the children made the decisions. We also had power of attorney and medical proxy. To be sure I would check with an elder attorney.
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