sherryc
Cathlete
Hi, I'm hoping to get some advice (legal or otherwise) on my father-in-law's situation. He is currently in rehab for alcohol/gambling addiction and his youngest daughter and her husband are the power of attorney for him. They are are in charge of all his finances and are REALLY controlling the purse strings. They give him a small allowance (sometimes) when he gets leave on weekends. He didn't have enought $ to buy a tube of toothepaste this past weekend! There is a family conference this Friday to discuss his situation (possible early Alzheimers). My husband and his other sister found out about this meeting from the nurse not the power of attorney sister. Needless to say we would not hear about it from them. My concern is that they may be taking advantage of him financially, they also don't want him to leave his home which is 3 hrs away from all of his kids, the nurse has suggested that he may need to sell his home, to more of an assisted living arrangement. BTW, his home is also a favourite vacation spot (on a lake) of the youngest daughter and her husband. What do we do next! This has been so frustrating, thinking that they are taking advantage of him and he doesn't know it.
Thanks Sherry;(
Thanks Sherry;(