Who do you contact when someone with Alzhemier's is being swindeled by her own son?

[tina3747]

What is the name of your state? Monroe County, Tennessee. My mother has been POA for 4 years and 1 year ago my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzhemier's. Her nurologist declaired her unfit to handle her own affairs or live alone last April. She has lived with my mother since Dec. 2003. She left 5 weeks ago for a visit with my uncle. He and his son took her around to all of her banks and closed all of her accounts that had hers and mothers name on them. They took her to a lawyer and had her POA changed to his sons name. My mother and I do not have the money to start a legal battle with them and my grandmother has no idea what is going on 23 out of 24 hours. Is there a government agency or Legal agency I can turn them in to for defrauding my grandmother and her estate? I do realize conservitorship expenses would be paid by my grandmothers estate if we win but we would loose everything we own if we lost. Thank you for any information you can provide. Tina3747

 

[BlondiePB]

Immediately call Adult Protective Services. They can petition for guardianship and have all fees temporarily waived. The guardianship invalidates all POAs.

 

[tigger22472]

I would personally start by contacting your local welfare department and speaking with them. You may be referred to the welfare department in the county your grandmother is now in if it is different or even to an attorney. The dept. quite possibly knows of someone that does free consults. You could also try your local mental health facility or even a local nursing home asking them how you go about having the courts or welfare involved in your grandmothers case. It could end up becoming a state issue so there's the possibility your local prosecuter could help you. More then likely unless you can get the state to handle it you aren't going to get anywhere unless you know how to file to have your grandmother's medical records brought into court proving she does not have the ability or understand making these decisions on her own. You would also have to prove that your uncle shouldn't be caring for her or controlling her finances. These are all things that will need to be PROVED, and your word or your beliefs simply can't be taken for that.

 

[tigger22472]

Immediately call Adult Protective Services. They can petition for guardianship and have all fees temporarily waived. The guardianship invalidates all POAs.

That's the one I was thinking of...

 

[censored]

Contact the public guardian's office. If you report it to APS, they'll turf it off to the Public Guardian anyway, so just skip the intermediary.

 

[BlondiePB]

APS will quickly file the legal petitions needed for guardianship at the court temporarily waiving the fees. Calling APS was the correct direction and not the intermediary.

 

[nitroeater]

Blondie got it right

houston tx.
Adult protective services is definitely where u need to start to resolve those issues. BIKINI ATOLL? who would a thunk it? Is it big enough to have that type of services? anyway Blondie is right. start there and u might {unfortunately] have to get a lawyer. However it seems to me that our govt. does take up issues like ya'lls and pursue them. Thank GOD for small favors {big 1s 2] PEACE------nitroeater