From: Bhackely@aol.com
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [AFCRM] AFRA on Elder Abuse
 
My Family's concern at the present time is based upon the fact: SOCIAL SECURITY DOES NOT RECOGNIZE EITHER, POWER OF ATTORNEY OR GUARDIANSHIP.  SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, SSA PUBLICATION No. 05-10076, AUGUST 2001, ICN 468025, UNIT OF ISSUE-HD(one hundred), pages 2 and 7 respectively.

We, as parents of our Autistic son of forty-seven years, now have a Durable Power of Attorney.  We have been informed that we no longer are to be trusted to handle his financial affairs and must report to the Social Security Office how the Social Security benefits, I paid for during my working years, are now being spent for our Son's Benefit.  Our Durable Power of Attorney states, We, my wife and I and mother and father of our Autistic son has the authority to execute his financial affairs.  Nothing is mentioned relating to answering to the Social Security Administration as part of this Durable Power of Attorney. 

When and Where did Social Security Assume this Power?  And if Social Security does not recognize one point concerning Power of Attorney or Guardianship, May they also decide to ignore all parts of the Power of Attorney or Guardianship?  Including Life and Death and Organ donation decisions?

Very Sincerely,

Robert E. Hackley