Arbitration not enforceable under POA
In a case from Florida, we see an example of the limitations of powers of attorney. Here, the limitation benefited the family.
When a son checked his mother into a care facility, he signed it under a power of attorney. The agreement had an arbitration clause. When the care facility attempted to enforce the arbitration clause, the mother's estate argued she was not bound.
The court agreed that the mother was not bound because the power of attorney did not specifically allow her son to bind her to arbitration.
