Please help me make this into a letter.

Question

My mom owes her brother a lot of money. I have power of attorney over her, so its kind of my responsibility now to get it taken care of. I don't know how much she owes him, but hes wanting to take her to court over it. I would much rather just send him the money instead of going to court. And i'd like to see if he'd be interested in a payment plan if the amount is very large. Please help write this into a letter type form. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Hopefully your uncle will be receptive to your offer to work out a payment plan.  That's sure to save you both time, stress, and money, and maybe help restore/maintain a good family relationship.  Here's how I would approach it:

Dear xxxxx,

I have been authorized as Mom's power of attorney to work with you to settle the money owed to you.  Would you please send me a statement of what is owed.

As soon as I have received that, I'll contact you with a plan for repayment.  I am hopeful we can reach an understanding that will allow us to satisfy the debt without requiring legal action.

Sincerely,