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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / July 2007Guardianship/custody
My mother has dementia. My sister and I are going through a guardianship and custody war with my brother and his wife. During a visit that was supposedly for 3 weeks, they took her off her medications, got power of attorney, and started moving her bank accounts. It gets worse from there. Is there a special support group for that that anybody knows of, or may I post about it here? Thanks, Amanda > My mother has dementia. My sister and I are going through a guardianship > and custody war with my brother and his wife. During a visit that was > supposedly for 3 weeks, they took her off her medications, got power of > attorney, and started moving her bank accounts. It gets worse from > there. Is there a special support group for that that anybody knows of, > or may I post about it here? You need to talk an elder care attorney ASAP! Did she already have a will and an executor? Your local bar association or your local AD Association office (www.alz.org) should be able to refer you to an attorney ***experienced in elder law*** in your jurisdiction. If you feel that your brother is abusing, intimidating, or taking unfair advantage of your mother, you can contact Adult Protectice Services for your state, usually located in your state's welfare/human services agency. They can send a social worker to investigate. > > My mother has dementia. My sister and I are going through a guardianship > > and custody war with my brother and his wife. During a visit that was [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > > You need to talk an elder care attorney ASAP! Thanks, we did, very early on. >Did she already > have a will and an executor? No. > Your local bar association or your local AD Association office > (www.alz.org) should be able to refer you to an attorney > ***experienced in elder law*** in your jurisdiction. We have the one NAELA member available. > If you feel that your brother is abusing, intimidating, or taking > unfair advantage of your mother, you can contact Adult Protectice > Services for your state, usually located in your state's > welfare/human services agency. They can send a social worker to > investigate. We did this right away. Since she was found to be in no immediate danger (!even though off her meds!), she was left in the household. I'm a little too paranoid to post more here; gonna go away now until we actually have custody. Thanks for everybody's input. Thanks, Amanda >> > My mother has dementia. My sister and I are going through a >> > guardianship [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Thanks, > Amanda The best of luck to you Amanda. I hope all goes well. Just to let you know I think what your siblings are doing is despicable.  SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn > The best of luck to you Amanda. I hope all goes well. Just to let you > know I think what your siblings are doing is despicable. been there, done that. my mom couldn't even figure out the steps of making oatmeal for breakfast, but "sounded just fine" to siblings on the phone as she complained i was "trying to run her life", in other words, stay on her meds, quit smoking, and get out of her recliner and get some exercise every day. this kind of scenario is not uncommon where the aiding an abetting sibling is in denial that mom can no longer make reasoned decisions, especially if he thinks that he can get ahold of mom's assets before she makes a will. > My mother has dementia. My sister and I are going through a guardianship > and custody war with my brother and his wife. During a visit that was [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Thanks, > Amanda The courts are your friend in this case. Get an elder law specialist attorney ASAP and make some moves right away to protect your mothers estate and see that she is being taken proper care of. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn > > My mother has dementia. My sister and I are going through a guardianship > > and custody war with my brother. During a visit that was [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > attorney ASAP and make some moves right away to protect your mothers estate > and see that she is being taken proper care of. Thank you. We have done this. We have retained the one available member of NAELA in their town. We did this immediately. We are filing "emergency" guardianship paperwork but since she "objected" (i.e. signed where they told her to) the court date is still several weeks away. Amanda > My mother has dementia. My sister and I are going through a guardianship > and custody war with my brother and his wife. During a visit that was [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Thanks, > Amanda You dont need a special support group, you need a lawyer! SignatureTumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com > > My mother has dementia. My sister and I are going through a guardianship > > and custody war with my brother and his wife. During a visit that was [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > You dont need a special support group, you need a lawyer! Got one, thanks. Need a support group, too! Amanda Amanda, feel free to post at any time about anything on your mind about the situation. and Best wishes to you and your sister. Gwen >> > My mother has dementia. My sister and I are going through a >> > guardianship [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Amanda |
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