Randy
Appearances
The Ramsey Show
Building Wealth Is Hard but Being Broke Is Harder
My question is that my aunt, well, my sister-in-law had my aunt picked up, And she's about 90 years old. Had her what? Had her picked up. Not picked up by the police. Had her picked up and sent into a nursing home.
The Ramsey Show
Building Wealth Is Hard but Being Broke Is Harder
Well, that's what we tried to find out. The police said that they didn't do it. So they convinced her. They put her in a car. Who's they?
The Ramsey Show
Building Wealth Is Hard but Being Broke Is Harder
Correct. They brought the little van over, loaded her up, told her they're going to the bank. They signed some paperwork. They signed some paperwork, which is transferring her account or adding their names to her account so they have access. The nursing home. Yes. And then the bus went one way, and my sister-in-law went the other way.
The Ramsey Show
Building Wealth Is Hard but Being Broke Is Harder
Well, she has property, so they figured that once they gain access to her you know, her accounts and what she has. They figured they could cash her out and she'd be gone. They're banking on the fact that she may pass away.
The Ramsey Show
Building Wealth Is Hard but Being Broke Is Harder
uh he acts all confused says i don't know what you're talking about she needed to go she's uh mentally disturbed she doesn't know where she's at did she need to go aside from the property it wasn't time for her to go no actually she's uh pretty independent for 90 years old she still drives she still pays her bills not anymore um no i can't get her out do what I can't get her out.
The Ramsey Show
Building Wealth Is Hard but Being Broke Is Harder
We're barred access. We're barred access from seeing her.
The Ramsey Show
Building Wealth Is Hard but Being Broke Is Harder
Yes, we have, and it's very costly. And they told me to sit down because they wanted to let me know what this would cost and how long this would take.
The Ramsey Show
Building Wealth Is Hard but Being Broke Is Harder
We go to court. This is not his specialty.
The Ramsey Show
Building Wealth Is Hard but Being Broke Is Harder
We get in front of the judge, and lo and behold, the attorney who's overseeing her says, in the nursing home, who's appointed her attorney, the attorney that's working what we thought was working for her best interest, they're both working together. So they go in front of the judge.
The Ramsey Show
Building Wealth Is Hard but Being Broke Is Harder
No, so she has an attorney. So apparently they appointed her an attorney, not allowing me to sit here and say, I've got an attorney. So you can bring your attorney if you'd like to. Here's the hearing.
The Ramsey Show
Building Wealth Is Hard but Being Broke Is Harder
Now, we asked to have guardianship. And she said, we'll take a look at that. So we have presented the information for that. And they went first, brought all these people in, brought a lady in that said, well, she has Alzheimer's. This is what's going on. So when we questioned her, she's been doing this less than a year. And she said, well, it's really not my specialty.
The Ramsey Show
Building Wealth Is Hard but Being Broke Is Harder
So when we asked the judge, it's not even her specialty. She doesn't even know whether she can assess the lady's mental state. He goes, I'll take that into account, but let's continue on.
The Ramsey Show
Building Wealth Is Hard but Being Broke Is Harder
Well, the problem is that every time we turn a corner, it seems like we run into a dead end. And the thing is that the judge...
The Ramsey Show
Building Wealth Is Hard but Being Broke Is Harder
the person that we thought we hired not my attorney but the person we thought we hired to help is basically building a case against us why did you hire them well we didn't hire them they were they we well we hired them to help and then basically they weren't really helping so you need a new attorney like what dave said the guy whoever you're working you need to start fresh that's the advice