What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Mo/Fl
My father's (in Missouri) 74 yrs. old, in a wheelchair, diabetic, and increasingly suffering from dementia. His wife--my stepmother of 35 years (she just turned 60)--just informed his 7 adult children of the following:
1. She is suing for divorce, and both of their houses are in her name,
2. She is going to put him into a nursing home,
3. She is going to liquify his $300,000 stocks/assets to pay for his nursing home, and
4. The house they share (that she says is in her name) will be sold upon his death, and divided equally as our inheritance.
She has power of attorney because of his dementia; however there are missing assets and I believe she has taken them. We are working class children of his first marriage, but we want to take care of him in his own home--where he currently lives, and my sister is offering to move in with him, and care for him until he dies. However stepmom says the house is in her name, and she's putting him out so she can marry someone else. The attorney we tried to hire asked for a $5000 retainer, and $190 per hr. to begin the process of revoking her p.o.a., but we don't have that kind of money. Can we go to the divorce hearing and ask the judge to look into the missing assets and investigate her handling of his money? We believe she's trying to steal from him (he just sold a house he owned by himself in 2003), and we want him to be cared for at home--even if it costs a lot of money. But none of us has a home that can accommodate his multiple disabilities.
Suggestions, help, please?
My father's (in Missouri) 74 yrs. old, in a wheelchair, diabetic, and increasingly suffering from dementia. His wife--my stepmother of 35 years (she just turned 60)--just informed his 7 adult children of the following:
1. She is suing for divorce, and both of their houses are in her name,
2. She is going to put him into a nursing home,
3. She is going to liquify his $300,000 stocks/assets to pay for his nursing home, and
4. The house they share (that she says is in her name) will be sold upon his death, and divided equally as our inheritance.
She has power of attorney because of his dementia; however there are missing assets and I believe she has taken them. We are working class children of his first marriage, but we want to take care of him in his own home--where he currently lives, and my sister is offering to move in with him, and care for him until he dies. However stepmom says the house is in her name, and she's putting him out so she can marry someone else. The attorney we tried to hire asked for a $5000 retainer, and $190 per hr. to begin the process of revoking her p.o.a., but we don't have that kind of money. Can we go to the divorce hearing and ask the judge to look into the missing assets and investigate her handling of his money? We believe she's trying to steal from him (he just sold a house he owned by himself in 2003), and we want him to be cared for at home--even if it costs a lot of money. But none of us has a home that can accommodate his multiple disabilities.
Suggestions, help, please?