Q: Father lives in Tennessee with Girlfriend - got sick while in hospital Girlfriend became POA as family was in Fl - took
Control over all assets changed his Will, sold his car - accessed and closed his 3 personal bank accounts, transferred $ to her accounts ect .. from the hospital my father ended up in long term care / she sold the home they lived in which was 50/50 - took her 50% and moved with her family in (Wisconsin) ——- Before moving opened my father a new bank account with his 50% but she is also listed on the new account and is using his money which is meant for his care - wants to transfer him to a FL nursing home near us but wants to keep her POA in place and control over his bank account - I am very afraid she is going to wipe his account clean and we will be stuck with No way to pay his long term care in Florida ——I will also mention this is a girlfriend of only 10yrs and she is 90. I have discussed my concerns with my father — At a lost on best way to handle this - Dad is upset with the situation but very sick and doesn’t have the energy
A: You and your father should discuss this with an attorney in Tennessee who is familiar with elder law. It is not, as of yet, a matter of Florida law.
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