I am in a mess and need advice...

[swimgirl]

I am POA for my great aunt (she has no family to speak of). I have been her POA since last March, but really didn't need to use it until she had to go into a nursing home this past Sept. (She is still married, her husband is in a similar facility for memory/dimensia across town).

She has always been very generous to me, and often gave me money to help me out. Well, I stupidly took her generosity too far and made some withdrawals out of her savings account (she knew about this) to pay some debt off. (it was almost $9k).
Well to make a long story short, her husbands lawyer found out (I used the wrong account, it was her husbands but that was a bank error, they put my POA on the wrong account and gave me an ID card to his account, not hers) when we went to file an inventory of assets to the court (he is also the husbands conservator) and there was a balance difference.

Now, I don't know how the bank messed up and allowed me to withdraw from his account, but even if it was her money, I realize it was wrong...and the fact that I didn't tell him makes me look even worse. I am scared for me and my family. I just want to pay the money back but I am afraid it won't be that easy. I am going to tell the lawyer today in a letter what I did.
Do I need to get my own lawyer too?
I am in CT
I am scared...

 

[Ohiogal]

I am POA for my great aunt (she has no family to speak of). I have been her POA since last March, but really didn't need to use it until she had to go into a nursing home this past Sept. (She is still married, her husband is in a similar facility for memory/dimensia across town).

She has always been very generous to me, and often gave me money to help me out. Well, I stupidly took her generosity too far and made some withdrawals out of her savings account (she knew about this) to pay some debt off. (it was almost $9k).
Well to make a long story short, her husbands lawyer found out (I used the wrong account, it was her husbands but that was a bank error, they put my POA on the wrong account and gave me an ID card to his account, not hers) when we went to file an inventory of assets to the court (he is also the husbands conservator) and there was a balance difference.

Now, I don't know how the bank messed up and allowed me to withdraw from his account, but even if it was her money, I realize it was wrong...and the fact that I didn't tell him makes me look even worse. I am scared for me and my family. I just want to pay the money back but I am afraid it won't be that easy. I am going to tell the lawyer today in a letter what I did.
Do I need to get my own lawyer too?
I am in CT
I am scared...

YOu need an attorney. That could very well be criminal charges coming along.

 

[BlondiePB]

I am POA for my great aunt (she has no family to speak of). I have been her POA since last March, but really didn't need to use it until she had to go into a nursing home this past Sept. (She is still married, her husband is in a similar facility for memory/dimensia across town).

She has always been very generous to me, and often gave me money to help me out. Well, I stupidly took her generosity too far and made some withdrawals out of her savings account (she knew about this) to pay some debt off. (it was almost $9k).
Well to make a long story short, her husbands lawyer found out (I used the wrong account, it was her husbands but that was a bank error, they put my POA on the wrong account and gave me an ID card to his account, not hers) when we went to file an inventory of assets to the court (he is also the husbands conservator) and there was a balance difference.

Now, I don't know how the bank messed up and allowed me to withdraw from his account, but even if it was her money, I realize it was wrong...and the fact that I didn't tell him makes me look even worse. I am scared for me and my family. I just want to pay the money back but I am afraid it won't be that easy. I am going to tell the lawyer today in a letter what I did.
Do I need to get my own lawyer too?
I am in CT
I am scared...

You certainly should be scared as you are in BIG trouble, missy! Now that the conservator is "on to you" don't be surprised if the court appoints your aunt a conservator which will void your POA.

 

[BlondiePB]

YOu need an attorney. That could very well be criminal charges coming along.

And a civil suit too.