I was the caretaker for 3 years, my stepfather gave me POA over him and over my mom (last stages of dementia and Parkinson's) in Nov 2017. After 20 plus years my stepbrother came back into his life when he thought I was swindling money and had my stepdad change POA over to him, but not of my mom. In the 5 months I was not able (allowed) to be their caretaker, my stepbrother moved all money into stepfather's accounts. Now my stepfather is in the hospital on life support and my mother is at home without 24 hr care. I have been down there with no sleep now for 4 days, and my stepbrother says its not his problem. The nursing home refuses to take her because I have no way of paying out of her estate due to the step brother, I can't hire an attorney due to his control of money, but I can not lose my job or give up my life after getting it back after 3 years. Her insurance company says that my stepfather's POA is out of date so that makes the POA he gave me not valid unless my mom or him signs and notarizes their new documents. What other options are there in getting my mom the care she needs?
My mom, brother and I were always on all her accounts as owners. My brother stole over 400k of her money.
Are you or were you ever on her accounts? If so, go to the bank and ask for printouts of the accounts. I did that and now have proof of my brother’s theft which is now more than 400k.
I see my lawyer this coming Tuesday. Most first consultations are free. I had to withdraw money from my retirement account to move forward. I know when I go into the lawyer, I will have a list with me to keep me on track, everything I got from the bank, and all emails that went back-and-forth with my brother. As minutes are money with lawyers, we need to make it short and sweet as we can.
Right now my mother has care that comes into her independent living home. But at this point, it is time to move her into a memory care facility, but like you - with no money - I’m stuck.
Please call a lawyer