Q: Home nurse has stolen thousands $$ fm my recently deceased father. Need to stop the fraud. Need advice on how to proceed
Will leaves everything to me; he had annuities for my children in trust ages 16 & 21 and they are in trust until 25. This woman had him sign them over to her and she has cashed them. My father had dementia. There is much evidence of fraud. She has ran up over 100K in credit card debit in one year. She claims they are married we don't believe her. But even if they are, it was done only to steal everything from him. He had burial and funeral instruction, paid in full and planned. This woman changed his plans and burial. My parents were married over 52 years and he was not buried with my mother. He was Roman Catholic and no Catholic traditions or rituals were carried through. She has done many more things that are immoral if not illegal. We live over 1000 miles away, He resided in NY. What type of lawyer do we need and what can we do to stop further fraud from her? The attorney that wrote the will does not seem equipped for doing what needs to be done in this situation. Thank you!
A:
Talk to an elder law lawyer about investigating claim for elder financial abuse or other claims.
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