What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Massachusetts
My mother lived with a man for 17 years. They shared a home. Her partner was declining with Parkinson's Disease. Her partner gave durable power of attorney to his son. He had also listed life-time rights to the home in his will for my mother. They then contemplated marriage so that they could live in a nursing home together etc.
The son panicked, took his father out of the house by trickery, i.e., "come on dad, you're coming to our house for a couple of days." He then served my mother with a notice to quit the property. My mother, stupidly, did not put up any money to own part of the house many years ago.
I've helped her to talk with several attorneys all whom say, "come on in" and "sounds like you have a case based on promise etc." Then, when she gets to the attorney's office, they frown and say, "they hold all the cards" and then resort to defending the notice to quit.
This has taken a terrible toll on my mother who is 75 and suffering from congestive heart failure.
Is there NOTHING that can be done besides litigation? Her significant other didn't want this. He's still alive, but a prisoner at his son's house. She's not heard from him since that fateful day.
PLEASE HELP.
Thank you
My mother lived with a man for 17 years. They shared a home. Her partner was declining with Parkinson's Disease. Her partner gave durable power of attorney to his son. He had also listed life-time rights to the home in his will for my mother. They then contemplated marriage so that they could live in a nursing home together etc.
The son panicked, took his father out of the house by trickery, i.e., "come on dad, you're coming to our house for a couple of days." He then served my mother with a notice to quit the property. My mother, stupidly, did not put up any money to own part of the house many years ago.
I've helped her to talk with several attorneys all whom say, "come on in" and "sounds like you have a case based on promise etc." Then, when she gets to the attorney's office, they frown and say, "they hold all the cards" and then resort to defending the notice to quit.
This has taken a terrible toll on my mother who is 75 and suffering from congestive heart failure.
Is there NOTHING that can be done besides litigation? Her significant other didn't want this. He's still alive, but a prisoner at his son's house. She's not heard from him since that fateful day.
PLEASE HELP.
Thank you
