Legal Question in Elder Law in Florida

declared incompetent
My mother, who is 64, lives alone in a single family house in Pensacola, Florida. I live in Los Angeles, California. Besides each other, neither of us as has any immediate surviving family. In my judgement, she should not be allowed to continue in charge of her own affairs, as she is a compulsive hoarder, becomes overdrawn on her bank account every month and has attempted suicide within the last four years (and held by the Baker Act for at least several weeks in a mental health facility), among many other sad behaviors. These behaviors have resulted in her having a car she cannot drive because it is not registered or insured, failure to have prescribed medicines due to lack of funds, and my having to pay her utilities occasionally to prevent them being shut off. How would I go about having her declared incompetent to handle her own affairs and, if I am placed in charge of them, can I ''force'' her to move to California so I can help her look after herself either by sharing a residence with me or placing her in a private apartment I would provide?

Asked on 3/23/08, 5:29 pm

Phillip Lemmons, Esq. Phillip Lemmons APC, Attorneys at Law

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Re: declared incompetent

contact an attorney in Florida and seeking a conservatorship (might also be known as a guardianship in Florida)

Answered on 3/24/08, 11:45 pm

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