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Also did not have power of attorney. He has dementia She also did not have authorized guardianship. She was able to gain acess to his life saving by him putting her name and another sibling name on his bank account because he relocated to live with them for help and care. He stayed for approximately two months and came back to state of origin and they kept his money and did not transfer it back to him. The amount was close to 150k in money and other assets that they use for trips, shopping sprees, and opening business to profit for themselves. I am currently the only sibling that lives in the area to assist my father, and have been since 2007. He went to stay with siblings in question in 2013 of June, and was sent back to me in 2013 of August.
Upon his return, he asked me to assist him in getting his money back from the siblings, but because these specific two siblings are estranged from the other five siblings, and he had their name on his banking accounts, and at the time no one had a valid POA or Guardianship, our hands were tied. My dad suffered mental when he couldn't get his money back and had to be placed in a nursing home a few weeks after returning. Is there anyway I can sue them to recoup my dad's life savings?

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I also felt duped by my father because I was the only sibling living near him and being available to him since 2007, after the passing of my mother, his wife. I took care of him twice after some surgeries prior to all of this, and both times, nursed and cared for him to he was back on his feet and able to go to his home at the time. I felt betrayed...
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I have a good paper trail in my opinion. I have acquired all of the bank statements from the time he transferred money to Arizona, where the sibling lives, and the two months he stayed, and from time he was admitted to nursing home in 2013 to current. He nursing home cared was paid by pension and social security.. To answer your question on why I waited for three years, myself and the other siblings tried to talk him out of it, he was already in a demented state at this time as well. I felt extremely powerless to do anything at that time, I felt that it would be a waste of time because they had more money then me to fight it.
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The only way you could sue your siblings is to have a valid paper trail with 100% proof that said money was used by them for their own personal needs. And that you have proof that your Dad didn't gift them the money, as some elders with memory issues will do that.

Just curious why you came forward now instead of 3 years ago back when your Dad's memory might have been much clearer?
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