qwiksilvertrav
Junior Member
In Minnesota
So I'm power of attorney for my mom who is disabled. She's also be somewhat out of it over the past year due to getting old. So she finally told me about two weeks ago that he has maxed her credit card out and has left her paying the minimum payments.
Here's the story she told me and some specific occasions on his misuse of the card. She would borrow him the card to go get a couple of small things. She'd notice later on the bill he'd drop 500 on it at walmart etc. So after a couple times that this happened she borrowed the card to him again stating to JUST get the jacket he was going to get for his daughter and that's it. Well he went and dropped 1400 on two cell phones for him and his wife! Another similar instance where he bought an air hockey table! Then him and his wife also had written the card number and security code down and used to buy over a 1000.00 in iTunes in one month! She had no knowledge of this.
Overall is there Anything I can do? Can he get in trouble for theft for the ITunes at least? Do I have any chance, as her power of attorney, to get a judgment against him to pay back this debt of his considering her condition?
The situation is awful though. Her health has really declined over the past year and now she's stuck with a son that screwed her over! I really can't let him get away with this!!! He need's to be helping in making those payments!
So I'm power of attorney for my mom who is disabled. She's also be somewhat out of it over the past year due to getting old. So she finally told me about two weeks ago that he has maxed her credit card out and has left her paying the minimum payments.
Here's the story she told me and some specific occasions on his misuse of the card. She would borrow him the card to go get a couple of small things. She'd notice later on the bill he'd drop 500 on it at walmart etc. So after a couple times that this happened she borrowed the card to him again stating to JUST get the jacket he was going to get for his daughter and that's it. Well he went and dropped 1400 on two cell phones for him and his wife! Another similar instance where he bought an air hockey table! Then him and his wife also had written the card number and security code down and used to buy over a 1000.00 in iTunes in one month! She had no knowledge of this.
Overall is there Anything I can do? Can he get in trouble for theft for the ITunes at least? Do I have any chance, as her power of attorney, to get a judgment against him to pay back this debt of his considering her condition?
The situation is awful though. Her health has really declined over the past year and now she's stuck with a son that screwed her over! I really can't let him get away with this!!! He need's to be helping in making those payments!