The wages of demetia

Wendy's father had Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. He was a difficult patient and had been forced to move from care center to care center. In one case, he had hit the care giver breaking her arm. In another, he had violently pulled open a door and knocked himself unconscious. Wendy was getting emotionally and financially exhausted. She dreaded calls from the care center, especially when they asked for staffing meetings. She was sure she would have to move her father again and she was running out of resources.

Her father's finances were in shambles. As he got progressively more disabled, he had written checks to pay non-existent bills, given money to every charity that sent him an invoice and forgotten to pay utilities and other necessary expenses. Wendy could not handle the situation and her brother, Sam, who lived in Texas, was no help. He blamed her for the whole situation. He would come and visit their father and then claim that there was nothing wrong with him and that Wendy was making all of this up.

In desperation, Wendy turned to her Aunt, her father's sister. Maureen had never been friendly with Wendy, ever since Wendy's mother had died and her father had remarried. Since her step-mother had died, Wendy had not gotten along well with Maureen, but Maureen was an accountant and said she could help straighten things out.

As her father got progressively worse, Sam became even more of a problem. He lost his job in Texas and announced that he was moving back to live in his father's house. Within days, he had moved in and shortly, told Wendy that his father had a Trust and that he, Sam, was now the trustee. Just after Sam moved into the house, Wendy's father died.

Although this fact situation is not real, the circumstances set forth certainly could be. These same type of problems occur almost every day. If you face these types of problems, you may wish to seek legal advice.