Alzheimer's Money and Legal

Questions and Answers

1. Is marriage to someone with Alzheimer's legal?

   - My 70 year-old dad has decided to get married after 20 years of dating this widowed woman. He wanted to marry her for so many years, but she didn't want to lose her husbands pension. Now, after he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, after two years of treatment (with no avail), she has decided she wants to marry him...
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2. How can we figure out our parent's financial situation if they are unable to give us information?

   - Now that our parent is in a nursing home and very confused, how do my brother and I find out how many bank accounts she has and where her money and will is located? She can no longer tell us.
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3. What is my mother's legal obligation to pay donation pledges she has given over the phone?

   - There are some ways to cut back on hectoring calls from charitable organizations--and guidelines about whether a person must make good on pledges.
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4. Where can I get free help with legal questions?

   - There are several places to look for free legal help because of poor treatment at a VA hospital.
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5. How do I handle finances when I share POA with my sister and both parents have dementia?

   - Both my parents suffer from dementia and have assets worth well over 350.000 pounds. I don't want them to go into a home. I'm their full time caregiver. What do i do about there finances? Both my sister and I have power of attorney.
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6. How can I legally get payment from my mother -in-aw for a property we co-own?

   - When an adult who has dementia is no longer paying bills, it’s time to get some legal device in place so someone else can manage the finances.
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7. Can a medical care team legally determine someone is unable to return to home care because they are a "threat" to society?

   - My mother has dementia and has been hospitalized due to agitated aggression. She is currently being evaluated by a psychiatrist and care team members. If they determine she cannot be returned to a dementia unit of assisted living but rather must be placed in a nursing home or other such facility, can...
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8. Where can I find financial assistance? I'm out of work and the sole caregiver for my wife who has Alzheimer's.

   - My wife is 54 years old, and I'm 56. She has Alzheimer's and is at the stage where she should not be alone. I
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9. How can we deal with my father, who has Alzheimer's, being obsessed and believing he is a millionaire?

   - My father has Alzheimer's and is convinced he is a millionaire. Is that normal? Find out at Caring.com.
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10. Can a lawyer deny changing of a trust?

    - My 87 year-old mother wants to remove one of her trust's beneficiaries (non-family member). I, her daughter and power of attorney completely agree with her decision. Mom has mild dementia and unfortunately, does not remember her lawyer's last visit, therefore they are denying any changes to her will...
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