Knoxville, TN asked in Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Law and Real Estate Law for Tennessee

Q: can i sue for my fathers estate if my mothers being kept from her family by her poa under undustress

myfather passed away 2 weeks ago, my mothers niece i met maybe 5 times my life assumed poa as witnessed by my son by scare tactics and coaching my mother in a vulnerable state, and recently expressed this to many to verify, and its been signed off and other favors by her cousin on who is a magistrate for the city. My father is yet to be buried died on the 9th, shes acting as my mothers signature and yet to bury him and i have exhausted my options since my mother come off the vent and requested me to take several routes all dead end and now me and her grandchildren are banned from seeing her at this point. on the wills it stated mom had living rights then to myself, but this niece is taking all measures to not bury my father and not let us be with my mother and her bills ect arent being paid and no idea about the large sum of insurances, we are getting physically ill much less mentally and im in tn, this is happening in wv, it has cost me problems with my job, my fiance lost his job

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  • Estate Planning Lawyer
  • Crossville, TN
  • Licensed in Tennessee

A: If you believe your mother is being physically or emotionally abused or being taken advantage of financially, contact your local Adult Protective Services office.

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