Rights as daughter in other state

[kimber108]

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Ohio
My mother lives in Ohio and I live in SC. She was getting ready to move here and had a stroke. My brother whom she has not spoken to in 2 years came on the scene and put her in nursing home. He has taken car and is driving it, sold all items from her home and is stealing her blind. I cannot even find out about her care or what to do to protect her rights. Do I not have rights as her daughter to be involved in her care and money situation. I want the home to be sold and money go to her care and car also. He has even sold her clothes. HELP PLEASE: What should I do?

 

[BlondiePB]

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Ohio
My mother lives in Ohio and I live in SC. She was getting ready to move here and had a stroke. My brother whom she has not spoken to in 2 years came on the scene and put her in nursing home. He has taken car and is driving it, sold all items from her home and is stealing her blind. I cannot even find out about her care or what to do to protect her rights. Do I not have rights as her daughter to be involved in her care and money situation. I want the home to be sold and money go to her care and car also. He has even sold her clothes. HELP PLEASE: What should I do?

Does your brother have Medical and Durable POA for mom?

 

[kimber108]

No POA

Not to my knowledge, at least he did not before she became ill. Would someone have to notify me for him to do this through courts? Also, she could not have willfully in right mind signed over after stroke.

 

[BlondiePB]

Not to my knowledge, at least he did not before she became ill. Would someone have to notify me for him to do this through courts? Also, she could not have willfully in right mind signed over after stroke.

You would have been notified by the court had there been a petition for guardian/conservator for mom. No notification for POA is required. Without a POA or guardianship, no one place a person in a nursing home or elsewhere on behalf of another.

Therefore, mom either had to sign herself in the nursing home or your brother did with a POA. Try calling the admissions director at the nursing home and ask if someone is legally authorized to make decisions for your mother. No one is stopping you from petitioning to be your mother's guardian/conservator. You'll need a local attorney.