Q: How can I bring my grandmother, who resides in Puerto Rico, against her will and her husbands will to the United States?
She is 77 years old. She suffers from advanced rheumatoid arthritis, dementia, diabetes, hypertension and possibly a number of other medical concerns that we are unaware as she refuses medical care, refuses all medical appointments, refuses to eat more than 1 full meal a day. Her husband who lives with her is 67 years old has left her unattended a number of times. She has fallen and has been hurt. She is not able to fully self care, her hygiene is deteriorating. They live in a house with 5 cats who do not have a litter box and do their necessities in the home. The home is not quite exactly clean. Her husband refuses to have her go to the U.S with her adult children where she can get the proper care and attention. How can we make it happen without it being a case of “kidnap” as they are legally married?
A: You will need to engage an attorney who practices elder l;aw/guardianship in Puerto Rico and you likely will have to attend court there to obtain guardianship with authority to move her to Massachusetts. This is really a Puerto Rican law question.
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