Met with a lawyer...
Guardianship will be between $2-5000 to set up... F that.
Up to $2500 a year to maintain... F that also.
$1000 for the POA... F that also.
On a whim stopped by Dpt. of health and Human Services...
Actually got a good worker, she used to do this at a lawyers office, told me how to do it myself for free. Links to NC courts to start process.
Then advised me, like y'all did, to do a POA, gave me links for the forms and a Notary's contact info to finalize it.
Notary coming out Thursday.