(When and if) my sister gets general POA for my mom, can she actually take my mom away from me?
You can hire an attorney also and contest any of the actions your sister wants.
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You can hire an attorney also and contest any of the actions your sister wants.
Contact a local attorney and consider whether you want to use limited scope (lawyer prepares papers) as the first step would be a DNA test.
He can go to court and get that determined or it might be given to him by Children's Protective Services ( may go by another name in your state).
At 50, it would be whoever wants to take care of her. I do not think that anyone is legally responsible in this case. You might want to talk to...
You are of an age where a court should listen to your wishes, your mother and her boyfriend could hire an attorney to just prepare the papers...
You are of an age where a court should listen to your wishes, your mother and her boyfriend could hire an attorney to just prepare the papers...
Does your mother know? Why and does he know lie detector tests can be unreliable? Something is amiss here.
If you are on a month to month rental the landlord can do anything they want to do!
Talk to a probate attorney in your area, perhaps you can even be appointed conservator of her estate while she is alive.
You need to hire an attorney who is experienced to help you prepare the papers and possibly represent you in the court.