Legal Question in Disability Law in Illinois

Our 50 year old daughter has proven to us that she is not capable of handling her finances. She has been evicted from all her apartments, no bank will give her an account, and she owes old creditors. We have been paying her rent & power for the past year and she still asks for more support from us for gas, etc. She has a minimum wage job and has a Link card. Although I calculate that she can pay her bills, she just doesn't and keeps contracting for more things, like an expensive cell phone and a car which takes half her money. I have tried to teach her financial management, but she refuses to even make a budget or follow it. How do we declare her incompetent to handle her finances and have her paycheck sent to us so we can keep her out of trouble.


Asked on 7/31/10, 8:56 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Thomas Moens Moens Law Offices, Chartered

Nothing in the question you posted indicates incompentence. Poor judgment and bad decisions, yes, but this does not demonstrate incompetence. Perhaps you need to stop "helping" her, and she may learn to help herself. You will not always be around to bail her out of financial difficulties, and it is never too late to learn.

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Answered on 8/05/10, 9:40 am


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