Q: Tennessee Caregiver of Father I’mThe eldest sibling and only daughter of my father.
Beginning 2014 my father became unable to care for himself and long story short my brothers kicked him out of their homes and he ended up with me. During this time I was harassed and threatened by my brothers. I did my best to preserve my fathers assets and never spent money without his permission but he gave me monetary gifts amounting to maybe $3/4K annually during this time. The last year he was total care and asked me to hire assistance so I could continue caring for him at home. I did so and after my dad died, instead of being grateful I saved my dads estate valued at $220k they are trying to sue me for the $20k I spent of his! I spent $40k of my own! Lost 3 jobs! Now have attorney fees and mental problems! What can I do?
A: You do not state if the Estate is suing you or whatever. You may wish to make a Claim against the Estate yourself. Hopefully you did not have your Father's Power of Attorney. If you did, you will have the burden of proving everything was done for his benefit. Try to produce receipts or checks where you spent his money. Hire a competent attorney to represent you.
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