Q: TN Caregiver, heir and only daughter. How do I counter law suit from estate?
I only had a power of attorney to pay bills for the last 2 weeks of my dads life. Dad chose hospice against my wishes and to come back home. We had an oral agreement that I thought my brother knew of to pay for a couple of sitters to help me. I was asked how much it would cost me to take care of him for a year at that time I told him $25k, anticipating that my husband and I would have to contribute and I would still be working for free. I’d been taking care of my father for 4 years off and on. It cost me 3 jobs and my 401 k, nearly my marriage and also part of my sanity. It wasn’t that taking care of my dad was something that I didn’t want to do because I was lazy. I felt extremely insecure and my brother threatened and harassed both me and my father. Now my father is gone. Brother A lied to B so they worked together to make brother A the executor. Estate is now suing me for things my dad gave me and money spent on sitters. My sacrifices and money we spent counted zero.
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I am so sorry -
Unfortunately you will likely have to hire an attorney if they have actually brought a suit against you. It sounds like you have some legitimate defenses to their claims.
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