How to Protect Your Parents from Financial Disaster with One Document
- Mariama Stewart
- Aug 16
- 1 min read

We don’t like to think about it, but there may come a time when your parents can’t manage their finances on their own. Whether due to illness, age, or an unexpected emergency — the question is: will you be legally allowed to help them?
If the answer is “no,” the consequences can be devastating.
Without a notarized Financial Power of Attorney (POA), you won’t be able to:
Pay their bills
Access their accounts
Handle their property
Or manage anything on their behalf
Banks and utility companies won’t care that you’re their child. They care about paperwork — signed and notarized.
💬 One of my clients watched helplessly as her father’s home went into foreclosure during his hospital stay because she couldn’t access his mortgage account. Why? No POA. No notarization. No legal authority to step in.
The good news? It’s completely avoidable.
A Financial POA is a simple document that gives a trusted person (you) the legal right to handle financial matters if your parent becomes incapacitated. With it, you can keep everything running — from rent payments to medical bills — without red tape.
At leumaS Mobile & Electronic Notary Services, LLC, we help families like yours prepare before the crisis. We provide mobile and remote notarizations for Power of Attorney forms that protect your parents — and give you peace of mind when they need you most.
📩 info@leumasnotary.com | 📞 (804) 495-1517




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