Real estate

[justalayman]

Let’s make this simple;

If dad is competent you can’t do much of anything.

If dad is incompetent you would have to go to court and seek a guardianship or conservatorship. That would allow you to take control of your father’s finances. It would also obligate you to take control of his finances as well and you could be held liable for abusing or ignoring the responsibilities of that authority.

You could not put the property in your name. That would be self serving and considered an abuse of the authority

 

[Gwatsons]

I already am taking over the financial responsibilities I just don’t want someone taking all of my parents assets not trying to be self serving just protecting his assets. He just met this individual and they said the are getting a divorce and can move in and take care of him I’m trying to protect my father he has althiemers

 

[Just Blue]

I already am taking over the financial responsibilities I just don’t want someone taking all of my parents assets not trying to be self serving just protecting his assets. He just met this individual and they said the are getting a divorce and can move in and take care of him I’m trying to protect my father he has althiemers

Alzheimer's.

 

[LdiJ]

Yet you said you have a doctors statement that he is competent.

You need to reconcile the two opposing statements

Where did you get that?

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

Where did you get that?

post #3

 

[LdiJ]

post #3

I would not have taken post number 3 to indicate that a doctor says that dad is competent. I would have taken it to mean the opposite.

OP, Either your dad has Alzheimer's and is NOT competent, or he has not been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and he IS competent. You cannot play around with this. Its one or the other.

 

[justalayman]

Actually it was post 10

Just blue asked

You have a doctor stating what? That he’s competent?

Op response: yes

 

[justalayman]

And actually you can have Alzheimer’s and still be declared competent. Alzheimer’s is progressive. You don’t lose everything at once.

 

[Gwatsons]

Alzheimer's.

I do know that I just wanted advice

 

[Just Blue]

I do know that I just wanted advice

You seemed to have difficulties spelling it.

 

[LdiJ]

And actually you can have Alzheimer’s and still be declared competent. Alzheimer’s is progressive. You don’t lose everything at once.

While that is true, its fairly rare that Alzheimer's gets diagnosed while someone is still competent. Generally people hide their memory issues as best they can until its too late. That is what happened with my dad. Mom wouldn't even acknowledge it until we made her face it. My youngest brother refused to believe it at all until dad insisted one day that McDonald's was a new restaurant that he wanted to try.

 

[justalayman]

And here we go again


Whe there is some truth to your statement, it is often those close to the Alzheimer’s patient that notices the changes. The more alert they are to the changes, the earlier in the disease it is discovered


Have you never heard the term; early onset Alzheimer’s? That is speaking to the early stages of the disease where one is much less likely to be deemed incompetent.

 

[ShyCat]

Have you never heard the term; early onset Alzheimer’s? That is speaking to the early stages of the disease where one is much less likely to be deemed incompetent.

Actually, early-onset is the term used when the symptoms begin before age 65.

 

[LdiJ]

And here we go again


Whe there is some truth to your statement, it is often those close to the Alzheimer’s patient that notices the changes. The more alert they are to the changes, the earlier in the disease it is discovered

The earlier the family knows that some dementia is happening. Many things can cause some dementia. An actual diagnosis generally happens later.

Have you never heard the term; early onset Alzheimer’s? That is speaking to the early stages of the disease where one is much less likely to be deemed incompetent.

What shy cat said.

 

[Litigator22]

Please allow me to correct an error in your phrasing. Commonly when people speak of being "put on the deed" to a piece of real property what they really mean is to be put on the title to the property. To explain, a "deed" to land is unlike the "certificate of title" to a motor vehicle that can be endorsed over with ownership transferred to a new owner.

In case of land the deeded or titled owner must execute and deliver a separate deed to a new owner. Then in order to officially document the transaction and become an owner of record the new owner or grantee must record his deed with the appropriate county office charged with maintaining real property records.

Perhaps this is more than you care to know, but the point is that if you and your brother want to be placed as record owners of the house as a means of thwarting any foreseen exploitation on the part of a manipulative female, then you'll need to secure and record a deed from the present ownership. Which in this instance might prove difficult in view of the dementia and recent passing of your mother.

It may prove necessary to obtain a conservatorship of the father along with dealing with the administration of your mother's estate. All or any of which will require the services of an attorney.

Good luck