Father's bank account theft

Washington.

My father recently passed away. He is divorced and I am his only son. His ex-gf was living with them in a rental house. My dad became an alcoholic and spent the last few years of his life lying in bed drinking (unable to leave the bed). His ex-gf stayed in the same house and occassionally brought him something to eat, and in return used his debit card/checks to withdraw large sums of money and pay the rent. Hundreds and thousands would be taken out on a weekly/monthly basis, and as I said - my dad was bedridden and unable to leave the house - so these withdrawals must have been made by her.

My dad needed emergency surgery last November and was in the hospital for 4 weeks. During his stay at the hospital (most of the time in a coma), thousands of dollars were again taken out of his account. The ex-gf would go to the casino, send her daughter to europe etc...

She admitted to the local police department that she had been taking money out of his account - and felt that this was ok - since "she was taking care of him." The police were prepared to take her to jail - but my dad decided to not press charges on her.

2 weeks before my dad passed away - she found and bought a single-wide mobile home (with his money) for him to move to. She also decided to withdraw the last few hundred dollars from his account.

The whole aftermath is a complete mess. He now owns a trailer and a truck with almost no money left in his bank account. The ex-gf conveniently didn't transfer the trailer title into his name - so I'm assuming the taxes owed on it are left to me. However - he has no money left thanks to her - so all of this expense is coming out of my pocket. I'm only 25 and very unaware of much of my legal rights regarding this situation.

I find it extremely unfair that she basically stole his money from him while he was killing himself with his drinking. Do I have any legal recourse against her? I never expected to "get rich" off of my dad's death - in fact I didn't even expect any money. However, I find it extremely difficult to acknowledge that she basically stole any inheritance that would have been mine (when she is not on any of his bank accounts). Even more repulsive is the fact that I'm being heavily financially burdened trying to cover his funeral and past-tax debts.

Thank you to anyone who offers help. I realize that I probably sound very petty and selfish to some, but I don't want her to get off scott-free after taking all of my dad's money, enabling him to kill himself and leaving me with the debt. Thank you.What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?

Sell the trailer and the truck to help cover the expenses.

There is nothing you can do since your dad gave her permission to take all of his money.

If he hadn't given permission, he could have (and should have) filed charges against or you could have, since this is possibly elder financial abuse, depending on his age at the time of death.

He didn't press charges.
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2 weeks before my dad passed away - she found and bought a single-wide mobile home (with his money) for him to move to. She also decided to withdraw the last few hundred dollars from his account.

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In her name, it's hers.

The whole aftermath is a complete mess. He now owns a trailer and a truck with almost no money left in his bank account. The ex-gf conveniently didn't transfer the trailer title into his name - so I'm assuming the taxes owed on it are left to me.

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First you say HE OWNS the trailer then you SAY the gf did NOT transfer the tile.

This means she owns it.

I find it extremely unfair that she basically stole his money from him while he was killing himself with his drinking. Do I have any legal recourse against her? I never expected to "get rich" off of my dad's death - in fact I didn't even expect any money. However, I find it extremely difficult to acknowledge that she basically stole any inheritance that would have been mine (when she is not on any of his bank accounts). Even more repulsive is the fact that I'm being heavily financially burdened trying to cover his funeral and past-tax debts.

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Life is unfair, very unfair at times. You will likely not recoup anything and DO NOT pay for anything unless you have already foolishly signed stating you will.

I realize that I probably sound very petty and selfish to some, but I don't want her to get off scott-free after taking all of my dad's money, enabling him to kill himself and leaving me with the debt. Thank you.What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?

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You do not sound petty at all. You dad was a grown man and he did this to himself, it should not be blamed on her, he chose his lifestyle I know how you feel but you should have stepped in a long time ago and DO NOT pay any bills unless you signed stating you would and if you have not, then don't sign anything.