Legal Question in Family Law in California

Medical POA/Conservortoship

My husband and I have been

married 22 years and have

been estranged for 3. He is

a late stage alcoholic. He

has been living out of the

home since 2/04. He has

had several bouts of binge

drinking and landing in the

hosp. Two years ago he

was deemed to have a 1%

chance of being able to take

care of himself. I was close

to conserving hiim when he

''snapped out of it''. I had

POA then but since he has

changed his POA for

medical to a friend of his

who hates me. He (my

husband) wants to change

his POA to our 21 yr. old son.

The dr. won't let my husband

sign any legal documents

because of the dementia he

has developed due to the

latest binge drinking. Every

time he does this the kids

and I are the ones who end

up picking up the pieces. I

want to know how to

conserve him and if we can

get POA over him.


Asked on 11/13/06, 11:42 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lyle Johnson Bedi and Johnson Attorneys at Law

Re: Medical POA/Conservortoship

To get a conservator appointed will require the filing of a petition with the probate department of the court. Retaining an attorney to assist in following the procedure for this process will make it much easier for you.

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Answered on 11/15/06, 1:25 am


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