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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA
My Grandmother, who lived in Hawaii, had a heart attack in June of 2007. My Uncle then took her to live with him August 2007 to California. The rest of her family members live mostly in Washington State. We all talk to her weekly; me, my brother, my Mother and my two cousins. On every phone call she always stated that she is being well cared for at least 2 to 3 times and we all thought she was.
Last month my Uncle placed my Grandmother in a 24 hour facility. Grandma starts talking to us about her son spending all her money and that she has nothing left. That he stole all her jewelry. That she was forced to sign papers and doesn’t know what she signed. That she doesn’t even have enough money to get her hair done. She is now 95 years old.
My cousin just told me that his dad told him that he (my Uncle) is the only benefactor of Grandmas estate, that we can all “F” off and mind our own business, that this was HIS mother and there is nothing we can do. My cousin believes that his Dad influenced our Grandmother to sign another Will/trust leaving everything to his dad. That his Dad told him that he is also executor & that after Grandma’s heart attack (2007) his dad influenced Grandma to give him power of attorney over her estate. My Grandma‘s estate is estimated to be approximately 1 million dollars.
We believe that my Uncle is also mismanaging our Grandma’s accounts: my Uncle has no job, but has purchased a $50K SUV, touring motorcycle, remodeled his home with granite & state of the art appliances, has taken several vacations, dines out daily, who knows what else, and has been seen using Grandma’s credit cards since moving our Grandma to California.
I called my Uncle to express my concerns for my Grandmother, my main concern is her being taken care of in her final days. My Uncle was out of control in our conversation, he never once stopped yelling or cussing at me, he was crazy!! Says I have no right to question him & he doesn’t have to tell me or show me anything. No one has ever sworn or yelled at me like that ever (I’m 46). My father passed away in 2002, my Dad was my Grandmothers oldest son.
I know my Grandmother is again being influenced & possibly threatened by my Uncle now, because after the day I spoke to my Uncle, my Grandmother has told all of us to just forget about it, that nothing can be done now and she is just too old to change things.
I know my Grandmother is in much better hands at the 24 hour facility. I do not know if the will really has been changed to just benefit my Uncle. I do know that her previous wills/trusts always had her Grandchildren in it.
We, all four of her Grandchildren, do not know what recourse we have if any. Two of us can afford to fly to California for a few days, but we don’t know what we can do legally. This is all so over whelming .
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My Grandmother, who lived in Hawaii, had a heart attack in June of 2007. My Uncle then took her to live with him August 2007 to California. The rest of her family members live mostly in Washington State. We all talk to her weekly; me, my brother, my Mother and my two cousins. On every phone call she always stated that she is being well cared for at least 2 to 3 times and we all thought she was.
Last month my Uncle placed my Grandmother in a 24 hour facility. Grandma starts talking to us about her son spending all her money and that she has nothing left. That he stole all her jewelry. That she was forced to sign papers and doesn’t know what she signed. That she doesn’t even have enough money to get her hair done. She is now 95 years old.
My cousin just told me that his dad told him that he (my Uncle) is the only benefactor of Grandmas estate, that we can all “F” off and mind our own business, that this was HIS mother and there is nothing we can do. My cousin believes that his Dad influenced our Grandmother to sign another Will/trust leaving everything to his dad. That his Dad told him that he is also executor & that after Grandma’s heart attack (2007) his dad influenced Grandma to give him power of attorney over her estate. My Grandma‘s estate is estimated to be approximately 1 million dollars.
We believe that my Uncle is also mismanaging our Grandma’s accounts: my Uncle has no job, but has purchased a $50K SUV, touring motorcycle, remodeled his home with granite & state of the art appliances, has taken several vacations, dines out daily, who knows what else, and has been seen using Grandma’s credit cards since moving our Grandma to California.
I called my Uncle to express my concerns for my Grandmother, my main concern is her being taken care of in her final days. My Uncle was out of control in our conversation, he never once stopped yelling or cussing at me, he was crazy!! Says I have no right to question him & he doesn’t have to tell me or show me anything. No one has ever sworn or yelled at me like that ever (I’m 46). My father passed away in 2002, my Dad was my Grandmothers oldest son.
I know my Grandmother is again being influenced & possibly threatened by my Uncle now, because after the day I spoke to my Uncle, my Grandmother has told all of us to just forget about it, that nothing can be done now and she is just too old to change things.
I know my Grandmother is in much better hands at the 24 hour facility. I do not know if the will really has been changed to just benefit my Uncle. I do know that her previous wills/trusts always had her Grandchildren in it.
We, all four of her Grandchildren, do not know what recourse we have if any. Two of us can afford to fly to California for a few days, but we don’t know what we can do legally. This is all so over whelming .
Any help would be greatly appreciated.