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My dad refuses to leave the house & doesn't want anyone to come to the house. I also have an Alcoholic brother who says he will take him and is not trustworthy. Currently, I am taking them to medical appts., making decisions my Mom needs help with, watching her lose her memory and deny it and calling doctors, etc. My brother has taken a loan out on my parents' house, he lives large and is in debt (lives in Beverly Hills)-I am Executor of their Trust and feel powerless in the face of my mother's stubborness.

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Mom is not going to instruct you to take him from his house. She is afraid that would make him mad. Nor will she say let the brother have him, because that would make YOU mad at her. So she says nothing. This buys her peace. Now if you come up with a plan everybody likes, she will answer you. Not an easy task.
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Jerika, I think perhaps asking your mother what to do with your father if she dies first might be too touchy or traumatic a subject for her. Do you have specific questions on whether or not to try to keep your father in the house, or find a memory care placement for him? Are you proxy under his POA and wonder how to handle his legal and financial affairs? What role do you see yourself playing in that scenario?

If your brother has obtained a loan against your parents house, either (a) your parents are the borrowers (i.e., signed for the loan), and allow him access to the funds through drawdowns which they make, or (b) your brother is a co-owner of the house.

If he's spending frivolously, and if the loan is a HELOC, it's time for either or both of your parents to put a stop to this and remove his authority to access funds. This would depend again on whether they're providing funds to him through the loan or whether he's named as co-owner on the deed for the house.

An Executor would handle matters under a Will; a Trustee handles them under a Trust. Are you sole Trustee? Or are your parents or one of them Trustee with you as co-Trustee or Successor Trustee? You might have authority to act now, depending on how the Trustee(s) is titled.

Has the Trust been funded? This means that assets governed by the Trust are retitled in the name of the Trust. I raise this question specifically b/c of the house and the loan which your brother is accessing, as well as to determine whether or not assets still might need to be retitled in the name of the Trust.

You don't mention if you're proxy under any POA. Could you clarify that please? It could make a difference in what action you could take to reign in your brother's spending.
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I just discovered AgingCare.com, thank you both for taking time to answer me-it is most kind of you. I have secured a counselor who is very familiar with senior matters in order to help myself, although, through my HMO I only get to see him every few months. Thank you again, you are most helpful!
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Jerika, if it were me, I would consult a qualified ELDER CARE ATTORNEY. I did,The attorney I consulted gave a free one hour consultation. I then retained him and proceeded from there. Don't guess or fret, take positive action. Your brother is a louse!
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Figure it out for yourself. Why do you expect her to know what is best if she dies first? What a burden to put on her.
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