next of kin rights

[namor007]

What is the name of your state? california.
this is my situation. i have a brother that has late stages of multiple sclerosis and my family does not think that his wife has all the good intentions for him. he wants to come back to the usa, he is in guam now. but his wife is being difficult. she knows she has the upper hand because going to guam is expensive for us here in the states. what i want to know is there some type of power of attorney or a conservership that we can exercise on my brothers behalf so we can get him back here to the states. he is a veteran also.

[Ohiogal]

Originally Posted by namor007

What is the name of your state? california.
this is my situation. i have a brother that has late stages of multiple sclerosis and my family does not think that his wife has all the good intentions for him. he wants to come back to the usa, he is in guam now. but his wife is being difficult. she knows she has the upper hand because going to guam is expensive for us here in the states. what i want to know is there some type of power of attorney or a conservership that we can exercise on my brothers behalf so we can get him back here to the states. he is a veteran also.

Quite frankly the laws of guam would apply. But your brother is an adult. In US law his wife is considered his closest next of kin. Not a sibling or parent.

[LdiJ]

Originally Posted by Ohiogal

Quite frankly the laws of guam would apply. But your brother is an adult. In US law his wife is considered his closest next of kin. Not a sibling or parent.

Well...that is not completely correct. Guam is a US protectorate so US federal law applies. If the brother is able to execute a power of attorney they could bring him back to the US....but probably not without someone in the family going to Guam.

Citizens of Guam are citizens of the US....with full US constitutional rights.