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can I get mom’s signature if she understands and agrees Who is representing her during her court containment and why is the hospital refusing to discuss anything with my father he wishes for them both to fill out wills and have me Handel there financial affairs but due to this particular hospital her final moments are being stolen and instead treated like a criminal

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It is too late now to think of filling out wills and POAs. Your mom is certainly in containment against her will which means that temporarily she is considered to be in a condition under which no attorney will attest to her being in full possession of her faculties.
That your father is not fully informed is unusual in the extreme as even without POA and other papers, he is the next of kin. It is sounding as though your mom has been taken into "temporary guardianship of the state".

I think that you and your father must now see an attorney with all the facts in this case so that said elder law attorney can advocate for you in this almost certainly legal morase. I wish you the best of luck, but no, at present you cannot get your mother to sign anything.
I am so sorry. I don't know what all has led up to this, but there is some water already flowing under the bridge for things to come to this.
I hope you will update us.

I would start by asking for a social worker in hospital. When that person comes to you say you want information and you want to make an appointment emergently to speak with the hospital ethics committee, because you are not, as family, receiving basic information.
If they do not get this done within a few days it will be time to also contact JCAHO (go online for contact info) or the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.
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Too late for POA for Mom if she is considered incompetent. Being a SS payee has nothing to do with it. And the Courts are involved. Dad may want to consult with an elder lawyer to see what his rights are as a spouse.
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Court containment - are they trying to establish mental competency? If your father is not her POA and was not on any HIPAA type paperwork - it is possible that they cannot actually legally share information beyond basics with next of kin, especially in a court ordered containment.

I agree with Geaton - perhaps an attorney is prudent in this situation - because if she is deemed non-competent to make her own decisions, it won't just a be a simple writing of wills. She won't legally be able to sign a document stating her wishes at that time.

Your father, provided he is of a sound mind, can of course have HIS will and wishes drawn up. But whether your mother can at this time is a more dicey matter.
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Maybe you should consider having an attorney to walk your Mom and you through this and protect you from the pressures of the hospital. He will determine her capacity and make sure she isn't being coerced in a stressful moment.
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