<prompt> Human: So as the title states I am in charge of her affairs once she dies. I was just informed that her house has a reverse mortgage on it because she needed money a few years ago. My question, because she doesnt fully understand the mortgage, is what happens to the house bfter she dies? Am I able to fulfill the payments, or does the lender automatically get the house? Any information is appreciated.  <response>: One thing to note - it may just be your terminology here, but a legal Power of Attorney is only valid while the signer is alive. Once the signer is deceased, the Power of Attorney is immediately null. You would want to be the beneficiary and the executor of her will or the Trustee on the trust if the assets are all in a trust. 