My DH will be deploying within the next few months. Ive told him a few times that we need to get a POA.
He was talking to his MGySgt and he told my husband that we didnt need one! So my DH believed him!!! When I asked my DH about it today he said that the deadline to hand in the paperwork was Monday! So I started crying! (lol hormones!!!) Im moving home when he leaves and I need to get an appartment... I dont work & wont be working because I will have a brand new baby by then, I dont have any credit, and Ive never rented before. SO I know no one is going to rent to be without a POA so I can sign DHs name on the lease.
Cant we get a POA any time we want?? Is there really a deadline?
DH command seems to be wrong about alot of things... so maybe they're wrong about this too!
Any advice/experience is much appreciated! Thank you!
Re: Power of Attorney Question
Thank you!!!
Is there really is a deadline for when they have to have it done by?? Do you know how much the fee is?
I'd say him leaving is a pretty good deadline. I would recommend a specific POA, not a general.
There isn't a fee if you have it done at base legal.
We also got a specific POA that allowed the stated person(s) to have the right to make decisions for our LO in the event that I am incapacitated, until DH was able to return. We didn't need it, but better safe than sorry.
You can get a POA at any time. When my DH was deployed one of the guys in his unit was able to get a specific POA while he was down range and just fax it over to his wife, but he is AF and stays on the base the entire deployment. If I were you I would try to get one ASAP! My husbands command gave him a list of special POA's to consider getting at legal before deploying.
Thank you ladies so much!! Last night I talked DH into getting this figured out this week!
DH will be here for the birth but he will be leaving a few weeks after LO is born! So we would be able to get LO into DEERS and Tricare before he leaves. Im thinking I will need a Specific POA for our shared bank account, housing/renting, and getting my ID card renewed while hes gone because he will be extending to go on this deployment!
His car and all of our things are going in storage on base, do you think I would need one for that stuff too?
You have no idea how much this helped!!! THANK YOU!
My husband has never had much issue getting a POA done quickly. He also had one written up for me (a specific POA that we didn't realize we would need before deployment) while he was gone. So I don't think the "deadline" is that big of a deal.
I do agree you need a POA. Probably a real estate POA if you are going to be looking to sign a lease using your DH's credit.
Maybe call a few apartment complexes where you are moving and chat with them about the documentation you will need to get a lease completed. That way you feel more confident about the process and are 100% informed. Your DH will also know exactly what to leave behind so you are taken care of.
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