My mother recently remarried (in May) her previous husband, Les. (I know, it's complicated.) When I took my mom on a weekend trip in July, Les' daughter moved him into an assisted living facility. Since then, the daughter has obtained a poa and now has forbidden my mom from seeing her husband. I know that Les wants to see my mom, and of course,my mom wants to see him. Does my mom have any legal recourse?
Apparently the move had been planned for some time -- you don't pick an ALF and waltz in the next day. So what is really going on here? Sounds like some major antagonizm.
Something else to consider is whether the stepfather is mentally competent to revoke a POA. If he isn't, the mother would have to take steps to be appointed as his legal conservator. That's a long and expensive process.
I did call the assisted living facility, and the director said that the daughter has a poa and has had Les declared incompetent (whether by a doctor or court, I don't know.) The daughter has forbidden my mom from taking Les out to lunch or back to their house - and, just recently, has even banned my mom from even seeing him. The director said that is because when my mom comes to visit, Les becomes agitated when she leaves. He wants out of the facility, and on several occasions, they have caused a scene about his being able to leave.
As for the move into the facility - it did happen over one weekend. I guess the place must have had a room available, but his children moved him out of his home and into the assisted living facility during the two days we were gone.
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