Guardianships and Bad POAs in Florida

When should you file a guardianship action in Florida? Is your elderly mom or dad being taken advantage of by his or her POA? What can you do to stop a bad POA from stealing from the person he or she is  supposed to be assisting?  Do you think that someone may be financially exploiting, or stealing money from, your elderly relative? You may wish to read a March 6,2019 Fourth DCA opinion, Johnson v. Florida. 

Although this is a criminal case, guardianship lawyers frequently file civil lawsuits regarding the same issues. Here, the victim’s neighbor had the victim sign a POA while the victim was in the hospital and showing signs of dementia. The neighbor, as POA, then spent money from the victim’s bank accounts, and changed the beneficiaries on the  bank accounts. If you believe that an elderly family member is being taken advantage of by his or her POA, you may want to file a guardianship action with the Florida courts. A guardianship can help to protect an elderly person with dementia or Alzheimer’s from being financially exploited. To interview a guardianship attorney in Florida, free of charge, call (561)514-900 ext.101.