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How to use power of attorney without betraying trust

My elderly father gave me power of attorney but he is making financial decisions I think are bad for him and I do not know when I should override his wishes for his own good.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The authority to act for another person creates a paradox where protection and autonomy become competing values rather than complementary rights.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Rights — their origin and their limits?”

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