Q: Can i have my sister removed from my home and reported her elderly abuse.
I own a house in Ohio that my parents are currently living in. I live in Texas. My father is on hospice and my mother just recently had a partial foot amputation. My sister decided to use FMLA to stay and take care of them, well mainly to take care of my dad. She is now terrorizing the home. I need to legally put her out the home asap. She has her own place that she is renting she doesn't stay with them every night. She is stealing money, threating my mom. My mom is afraid to speak in front of her and afraid to call the police for fear my sister will retaliate. My sister was constantly using my mom's debit card without her permission. I had my mom cancel the card after my sister spent close to $300 in one day without her permission but even with the card canceled I am getting alerts that my sister is still trying to use the card. She's threatening to take my dad away from my mom and to move his social security check to another account if my mom doesn't give him cash.
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Call Ohio adult protective services ASAP: https://aps.jfs.ohio.gov/
If she doesn't actually live there, then change the locks and lock her out. She is not a tenant and not subject to Ohio tenant protections. Call the police as well and report her for trespassing.
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