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Trusts and Elder Abuse

My mother has dementia and she has a Trust. There are 2 co-trustees. I am one. The other trustee has refused to pay any of my mother's expenses. It has now been 6 months. I have been supporting my mother all this time, but have now run out of money. My mother gave me a gift of money, but her doctor now says she could not do so. I sweat I did realize this at the time. The co-trustee's attorney has accused me of elder abuse. I have agreed to pay gift back out of my inheritance plus whatever interest they want. Co-trustee's attorney now wants me to obtain life insurance. I am 62 with diabetes. I can not find a company that will insure me. The gift seems to be the excuse for not paying my mother's expenses. Even if the co-trustee feels I am a crook, that should not prevent her from preforming her fiduciary duties to my mother. She could still pay my mother's expenses and deal with the issue of the gift separately. Her attorney threatens to litigate which could drain trust. How do I get co-trustee to pay bills wihout harming Trust? Is co-trustee guilty of elder abuse for abondoning my mother & refusing to pay my mothers expenses? My mother is in a nursing home and if bills are not paid now she will be kicked out into street.

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