What is the name of your state? NYC
My girlfriend's mom who was caring for her retarded adult daughter (my girlfriend's sister), died suddenly at home this past Wednesday. They, her mom & retarded sister, were both surviving on Social Security medicare & medicaid. The sister was attending a day care program during the week. Her mom had been divorced many years but was receiving some support from her ex-husband, my girlfriend's father, although we're not sure whether it was court enforced or not. Hersister has been placed in a temporary facility while going to the program during the week. Who is now responsibile for the care of the retarded adult? Is it her father? He has since remarried & wants no part of it. How can he be made responsible? My girlfriend just paid $12,000 (she doesn't have) on funeral expenses. She wants to go to Surrogate's court on Monday to assume responsibility for her mom's estate but all she left were bills. I told her not to do this because it may make her responsible for those bills & the care of her sister which doesn't want. She would like her father to but he won't. There was a $5,000 life insurance policy with my girlfriend as beneficiary which we feel would go towards the $12,000 bill for the funeral. The apartment was sealed by the police department because of the way her mom died at home & the only way to get back in is with the Surrogate's certificate. I told my girlfriend not to try to do this since there is nothing in the apartment worth much & to focus on getting her father to assume responsibility for his daughter
My girlfriend's mom who was caring for her retarded adult daughter (my girlfriend's sister), died suddenly at home this past Wednesday. They, her mom & retarded sister, were both surviving on Social Security medicare & medicaid. The sister was attending a day care program during the week. Her mom had been divorced many years but was receiving some support from her ex-husband, my girlfriend's father, although we're not sure whether it was court enforced or not. Hersister has been placed in a temporary facility while going to the program during the week. Who is now responsibile for the care of the retarded adult? Is it her father? He has since remarried & wants no part of it. How can he be made responsible? My girlfriend just paid $12,000 (she doesn't have) on funeral expenses. She wants to go to Surrogate's court on Monday to assume responsibility for her mom's estate but all she left were bills. I told her not to do this because it may make her responsible for those bills & the care of her sister which doesn't want. She would like her father to but he won't. There was a $5,000 life insurance policy with my girlfriend as beneficiary which we feel would go towards the $12,000 bill for the funeral. The apartment was sealed by the police department because of the way her mom died at home & the only way to get back in is with the Surrogate's certificate. I told my girlfriend not to try to do this since there is nothing in the apartment worth much & to focus on getting her father to assume responsibility for his daughter