Q: What type of attorney to handle elder financial abuse?
My sister appointed a family member as her POA when she was living in assisted living. My sister now lives with family and want to reclaim her independence. The POA never kept her in the loop on any financial matter, has her financial accounts set up so she can’t gain access easily and my sister just learned that the POA transferred a large sum of money (proceeds from the sell of her home) from a joint account that’s my sister & POA into her own personal account. When asked about funds, POA claims she’s safekeeping the money and that she’s well within her right to take the money bc she’s the POA. My sister, decided to revoke the POA agreement bc of this underhanded act and asked for her money to be returned. The POA is refusing to give her back the money she transferred into her personal account. The amount is over 90K. She’s told my sister, you’re going to have to take me to court to get your money. Please advise?
A: Call a lawyer. Have the lawyer contact the State’s Attorney’s Office, and have them indict your sister or issue a warrant for your sister’s arrest and prosecution for elder abuse, embezzlement and theft.
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