Legal Question in Elder Law in Illinois

Urgent. Father in law was a victim of one of the worst cases of elder abuse the Chicago, Cook county detective had ever seen. I now have POA for him to help try and re gain some assets. Neighbor girl he knew since she was a kid wiped him of over $500k including foreclosure of his home. The motion of surplus was received and i know i need to submit the form to all parties listed on the foreclosure. The court date is set for Dec 1 to see the chancellery judge to get the funds released to him. After learning of all this he suffered a massive heart attack and was in the hospital for a month. We have him in Cali with us now and will be caring for him from here on out. As POA can i fly to chicago for that court date for him for the surplus funds or do we both need to go? Any help with this is greatly appreciated. Is the check cut the same day? Im trying to figure out flights, can i go and handle for him etc.....


Asked on 11/14/15, 10:51 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jonathan Shimberg Shimberg and Crohn, P.C.

Assuming the POA is properly completed and acceptable, the first place to start is to call the bank's atty or the selling agent listed in the notice. They may be better able to tell you the procedures. There is little you can do to recover assets in CA. You really need to talk to an IL atty. You may be able to find one who will work on a contingency basis to go after what assets, if any, remain in Dad's name. There is a new court division which concentrates in this area in Cook County. Talk to people. Coming physically may be an additional waste of resources.

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Answered on 11/15/15, 5:47 am


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