The labor board is your best option and a potential lawsuit.

You have to file a motion and make a proper showing.

Contact the labor board in your state.

Check the lawsuit documents to see if they entered a default, if not file a proper responsive pleading. If the obtained a default, look into a...

In whose name is title? If still the lender the likely the husband. But this is a question best answered by a divorce attorney.

Sounds like a scam. You can look up lawyers on the bar website. The way in which it is being handled is suspicious, even if it was a real attorney.

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You can always attempt settlement. Look at the court file for an errors in their bringing and serving the lawsuit and in taking judgment.

The grifter would have to show fraud or otherwise prove it was not a gift and would have trouble doing so based on these facts.

Consult with experienced elder abuse attorneys (even if was not an elder) in the state where this occurred.