Legal Question in Personal Injury in California
How can I get him to stop threatening to sue me?
Is there anyway to legally have someone stop threatening to sue you or have you arrested? I have a relative that was leaching off my grandmother and when we moved her to a care facility and has just gone nuts on my family. First, he came to my house to demand her dog that she had left in my care. I had to have the police remove him and Grandma made a statement to the police that the dog was to stay with me. He threatened to sue me then.
Second, he called the sheriff and tried to have us arrested because we had some of Grandma's belongings on our property and we didn't have power of attorney, his sister did. So, we took the stuff back to grandma's house and left it there, which we found out had to include the dog because he was considered property. Now he is threatening to sue me because I had the dog neutered and a hernia repaired while he was in my care (grandma had told me to do whatever was necessary to the dog and the vet recommended everything)!
What can I do to get this guy to stop? My 4 year old daughter doesn't understand why the police keep coming to our door and is having nightmares now that they are going to take me away.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: How can I get him to stop threatening to sue me?
My area of specialty is handling personal injury matters that arise out of various types of accidents. Your particular situation is not within my area of expertise but I may be able to offer some general advice.
Concerning the relative that is bothering you, you should check with an attorney that handles general civil litigation or family law in order to get an injunction or some type of restraining order against this relative. The restraining order can include all forms of contact so that this relative would not be harassing you.
You might also want to get a consultation from an estate planning attorney to review all powers of attorney and other papers concerning your grandmother and to determine who has the proper authority to act on behalf of your grandmother for property matters, financial decisions and medical decisions. You should also know if a conservator has been appointed for your grandmother.
If need be, you should only deal with the person that has the proper authority to act on behalf of your grandmother and confirm everything in writing. Concerning the dog, you could always get the medical records from the veternarian and get a statement from the doctor that what was done to the dog was medically necessary. These papers can be given to the proper people so that they will know that you did not act improperly concerning the dog. Good Luck... Sam Eagle, Attorney at Law, 10101 Slater Avenue #218, Fountain Valley, Ca 92708; phone (714) 963-5123
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