Reply #13: I can tell you this about Power of Attorney in Illinois...

[HardWorkingDem]

So you don't get bit like I did.......they end upon the death of the person.

Imagine my shock when after a loved one died and I was told that there were things I couldn't do without a will (had to get a small estate affidavit).

After this happened I would remark, "So you are telling me I could have spent the loved one's money in almost any way I saw fit while the person was alive, but now I can't make sure that the house insurance is paid through automatic withdrawals because the person has died?"

The system is ginned to get as much money from us that it can.

Good luck.