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I am really not loosing any sleep over her threat to sue because I strongly feel she was not wronged. My son and I would have been there for her for the duration If she would have alowed it. more than anything I feel it is sad to think how vonerable anyone is, being accused of wrong doing to an elderly family member when they are truly just trying to help that person stay out of a nursing home. I had searched and found a caregiver for her in the daytime hours, about 2 weeks after she ran my son and I out of her life she got rid of the caregiver, now has no one to stay with her, last friday she when back in the nursing home. There is no written documintation about the car being a gift but she did tell her 2 sons and two of her grandchildren that it was a gift. the gift was not alot of of money, would not even be an even exchange for 4 months of care my son gave her even if based on min. wage. not to mention myself.
In the immediate case I would suggest waiting the sister/aunt out to see what she ultimately does, if anything. Meanwhile, you and your son need to separately sit down and document, to the best of your ability, what was said by each person and when it was said. Anything you have that might document her intentions needs to be preserved. As others said, I doubt she does anything. I imagine any attorney she might contact is going to explain how expensive such a suit would be and the less than likely favorable results, especially if she did not make arrangements to compensate y'all for your work. That is said with the assumption that the amount of the gifts was not great. If the amount of the gift was excessive, she would probably have a bigger chance of winning such a suit.
Finally, there are a lot of people on here that have quit work and have given up their lives to care for relatives. I do not think that any of us are in any position to tell them they cannot be compensated for their work. It is none of our business. That is for them and their families to work out. I especially feel this is true if one of several children are stepping up and any remainder estate will be split with children who are only there holding their hands out. In no way am I suggesting the parent should be left penniless, but neither do I think a dutiful child should have to live in poverty when they are elderly because they were the one who stepped up when their parent needed help.
Off my soapbox now.
a young person , per dr phil, has years and years to build his/her nest egg whereas an elder does not...