Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Ohio

power of attorney

My aunt has power of attorney over

my grandmother's estate (grandma

is still living, but in a nursing home).

Is there anything that can be done if

1) my aunt gets paid by my grandma

for ''taking care of things'' and does

not pay taxes and 2) my mother and

uncle (siblings) do not agree with

how she is handling my

grandmother's affairs. Prior to death,

my grandfather indicated to his

children that his will (and legal will)

was to split the three farms in Ohio

equally to my mom, aunt, and uncle.

Instead, my aunt had my grandma

sign a document in 2003 indicating

she has control over all the farms,

land, money, the right to pay herself

as she sees fit, and on. Can anything

can be done to make all three

children power of attorney or

something. My grandma is not

getting the care that our family sees

fit. My aunt is going on vacations

with her whole family to FL, Hawaii,

and Canada. All the while, when my

grandma asked for a new wheelchair,

my aunt told her she did not need

one. Additionally, my grandma

recently got ready to go to my

cousins wedding and waited 6 hours

for a driver to pick her up which

never came...my aunt supposedly

set that up as well. Help!


Asked on 6/21/07, 3:56 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
David Davies Law Office of David H. Davies

Re: power of attorney

Unfortunately the situation that you describe is not that uncommon. Your mother and uncle do have the right to question the actions of your aunt. It may be necessary to file an action in the Probate Court in order get the matter under control.

They need to talk to an attorney as soon as possible. I have handled a number of these types of cases over the past 30 plus years and can tell you that assets can disappear and your grandmother can recieve substandard care if things are left alone.

I will be happy to discuss this with you in more detail if you give me a call. No charge or obligation for the confidential call. I look forward to discussing this interesting matter with you.

Good Luck!

DH Davies

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Answered on 7/02/07, 1:13 pm


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