Q: My mother 71 is in ill health with a slew of mental health and medical problems. My father 76 is her caregiver.
She is acting crazy yelling out the window, sitting on neighbors porches, leaves her front door wide open and yells at people who park in front of her house. She has been hospitalized many times has spent time at behavioral health facilities. She just keeps getting released to
Home. She will
Not take any meds. My father had just been living with her and trying his best but she is too much to handle. What type of lawyer does my father need to get control over her? We are all
Clueless
On what we need to do. Thanks
A: Look for an attorney to help you file a petition for guardianship or conservatorship.
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