Trouble with Banks Accepting a Power of Attorney - Florida

As I've written in my last two posts, more and more Banks have been routinely rejecting Power of Attorney forms drafted by attorneys in New Jersey.  Obviously this irks me enough to write about it in three consecutive posts.

Apparently, this practice is not as common in Florida, and banks do so at their own peril after a Florida Court of Appeals awarded attorney fees against an insurance company for refusing to accept a person's power of attorney in Albelo v. Southern Oak Insurance Co.  This is because under Florida Statute 709.2120, no third party can unreasonably reject a valid power of attorney.

For a nice summary of the topic, please see David M. Goldman, Esq.'s post in his Florida Estate Planning Lawyer Blog.