I no longer have power of attorney over my husband. you know he's in a nursing home in Florida and I live in Virginia. I can't seem to find out who DOES have it. Believe its his son. My husband has tried to put a stop on the divorce proceedings his family has begun but isn't being taken seriously. No phone calls are being returned. His sister has "custodianship" of him and has agreed to transfer that to me upon his discharge. He's doing well with his therapy there and so, am thinking it will be fairly soon. I can't get to talk to his doctor. I can't get answers to any of my questions. My lawyer isn't able to help because he says John's lawyer won't respond to him. This is crazy. What's wrong with my simply going to get him and bringing him home when the time comes? Then, let things work out...POA, Etc. Can they DENY me POA? I will need it to conduct business, apply for assistance, etc. Another thing....about the divorce....can't we just stop in on our way home and make a personal visit to his attorney to tell them to bring this to an end? Then, won't THEY disclose who has POA? Also, can't I demand any remaining funds being held in escrow for the retainer? (cursing) These are questions my own lawyer should be answering, but I CAN'T GET HIM TO PICK UP THE PHONE WHEN I CALL!! I'm so tired of babysitting this phone! Also, isn't there some sort of public data base where I can FIND OUT who has power of attorney over my husband? My lawyer HAS told me that that is secondary to ending the divorce proceedings. This is crazy.
just a thought. my opinion only-if you are dealing with attorneys from Florida who are working for your husband, and you are homebased in Virginia you should consider talking to a LOCAL atty where your DH is located there in florida.. he may be able to push your paperwork and questions along with better success being in the same jurisdiction. and by the way if my atty told me he could get no answers from another atty, i would find another atty of my own. divvi
divvi.....his attorney is here in Virginia, in Charlottesville. Mine's here in Staunton. I can't afford to hire ANOTHER lawyer. I have nothing to spend. I'm afraid he'll just die in Florida before I can do anything about our situation. Wonder if the kids wouold call then?
Stuntgirl, What a mess. I've read alot of your postings but can't quite get a handle as to how he ended up in Fla and what is this about divorce. I'm assuming this is a second marriage for both of you. If you can't afford a lawyer, if you live near a university that has a law school, often in training, these "lawyers to be" have to get involved in case work and will do it for free for the practice. They always work under a qualified lawyer so they shouldn't make mistakes. Usually they have to review the circumstances and decide whether or not to take your case. I live near New Haven Ct and know someone that has a group from Yale helping her under the auspices of a brillant local attny. It might be worth investigating. How does that saying go? " If everyone put their troubles in the middle of the road and you saw what they were, you would run and take yours back because there is always someone worse off than you" Let us know how things progress. You certainly could use a hug{{{{{{{hug}}}}}}}. Hope this helps.