Q: My father has just been legally claimed incompetent by by step mother, he has a very large estate and business. He us
He used false addresses for paperwork to be concealed. I need to get access to the properties that have now been sent to unclaimed property and money. I do not know the lawyer in charge of these two entities in Louisiana.
How can I can access before they illegally continue to misappropriate our estate and funds
A: If your father has been declared legally incapacitated (in some states called legally incompetent), it has been by a judge. Check with the court handling probate and guardianship in the Louisiana parish where your father lives. The court records are public and should contain the name and contact information for both the lawyer representing your step mother and the lawyer appointed by the court to represent your father.
A: I strongly suggest you hire an attorney and seek conservatorship of his estate.
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