Monroeville, AL asked in Family Law for Florida

Q: Can I get emergency guardianship over my husband who has Huntington’s disease?

The disease destroys brain cells and causes mental and psychological and behavior problems. I had to leave him at one point for more than a year and when I came back the house and finances were wrecked. He would have lost his house if he hadn’t refinanced. He let’s me handle the finances now and I had everything under control but he put $21,000 on a credit card he paid off in May 2021 and won’t stop spending. Now we don’t have enough to pay the bills this month and buy groceries. He refuses to look at my chart which shows everything in simple form but he went into a rage and said he knows what our budget is which he doesn’t. The rage and inability to properly handle finances is part of Huntington’s. I don’t want to see us lose everything because his spending is out of control.

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1 Lawyer Answer
Linda Liang
Linda Liang
Answered
  • Boca Raton, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: You can if the court says so. You should go to the court to try to obtain guardianship.

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