My wife’s step father had a brain aneurysm 25 years ago and cannot be left alone. My mother in laws’s sole job is caring for him but is now hospitalized and looking at a long recovery from surgery. We are taking him in to care for him for the next few months. He has an estate set up by his now deceased sister that gives him money each month. My wife and I both work. The money from the estate does not cover the needed amount for an in home caregiver even though we think there is money in the estate to do so. Neither one of us can take time off. For now my sister in law is driving 4 hours to cover the days that we cannot be home which is not going to be sustainable. We are being met with resistance from the estate attorney for more funds to have a full time caregiver. I know nothing about estates. How do I go about getting more funds from the estate?
What does the Attorney suggest as the reason that the "Estate" will not pay for his care? What does the Attorney suggest be done with Dad; do they want him to be put into care?
Generally it is the POA who decides what care and where given if Dad cannot act in his own behalf. I am not understanding this "division" between decider on Dad's care and decider on whether or not the Estate will pay for it.