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I was power of attorney and they went to courts and took his pension and SSI Checks from me without telling me and it's been almost 2 yrs and I still don't know what to do.?

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It's unlikely that this could have been done without your being notified. So how did that happen?

Where have you been for the last two years?
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cover9339 May 19, 2025
Maybe the 2 years refers to how long her husband has been in the residential home?
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Someone (maybe a mandated reporter like a social worker or visiting nurse, or another relative or neighbor, etc) saw that your husband was not receiving proper care in his home. It was bad enough that removing him and assigning him a new legal advocate was the solution. A court-assigned legal guardian has authority over a PoA and/or wife. When my SFIL finally got a court-assigned guardian, that person shut us out of all his accounts overnight -- no warning. That's how it happens. To pay for his care, they need to use your husband's SS income and pension. This is how it happens for others on Medicaid, and/or how their legal guardian manages their finances. What is it you want to do? Take him back home? Why? "They" (his guardian) aren't going to let you take him back home. You can visit him where he's at now and have peace that he's receiving proper care. Hopefully you are taking good care of your own self.
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Who is "they?"
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Who is "they".
What authorities were brought in to take the care of your hubby from you, and what were you accused of in terms of being adequate or up to in terms of providing care.

These things don't happen for no reason.
Have you discussed this with an attorney?
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Yes, we need to know who they are. As a Spouse you are entitled to maybe his Social Security if you need that to live.

You probably need an elder lawyer to straighten this out for you.
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Just a thought, if the courts were involved, that means your husband may have a court appointed guardian. If so, you cannot take him home to care for him. The guardian makes all the decisions. As a Community Spouse, I would think your needs should have been taken into consideration. Again, an elder lawyer maybe able to help.
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