i have a handicap sister who lives with me. nobody has ever gone to court over who is in charge of her. she has lived with me for seven years now. now i have this older crazy sister. she has filed to be her guardianship and if not she wants to control her check. so we go to chansore court. the judge says she has to get a check up to see if she is compatient and my crazy sister can call her once a week. my handicap sister is real upset and has told the guarding of litem. my handicap sister does not want to talk or see her. my older sister was abusive to my handicap sister. of course she denies it. so i am going to hire a lawyer next week. but my handicap sister wants to go and stay with our brother in fl becouse she says she is sick when she has to talk to her. if she leaves what kind of trouble will she be in. and will they take her s.s. check. i fell like i am the one abusing her making her do these phone calls. thank you for the help .

denice

well everything is still quite. my mean sister is watching everybodys house to see if she can see my handicap sister. i did talk to her today. she said hi to everyone. my sister in law reads the letters to her so she knows what is going on. we are still on guard though.

denice

well here is the update i just got out of jail they were holding me in contempt and my brother is bringing her back and i can not stop it they are going to give her exam to see if she needs a guardaitm they took her check and her insurance this is such a tragic situation, it is amazing how she was never abused but can be taken away from a family she knows and loves. tomorrow i am going to the newspaper and every place i can think of if you have any ideals write write write please

N0help4u

Going to the news may be a good idea. She doesn't need to live with somebody that is going to treat her so badly. Maybe since they took her check and her insurance the mean sister will not want to be bothered with her now?

oneguyinohio

I was afraid you might be in for a lot of trouble. I still think your sister needs a good lawyer to protect her rights. Without that, she will be at the mercy of the lawyers, and a court appointed lawyer for her may not necessarily represent her best interest... It might look good on paper, but her desires you have mentioned might get passed up in the shuffle of papers leaving her at the mercy of the courts, and a lawyer who does not see her as much of a money making case, may not put much effort into fighting on her behalf.

Wish your sister with the handicap would have hired that attorney before now. The way it stands currently, you look bad as far as being found in contempt and have little hope (in my opinion) of getting custody of your sister without a lot of good legal help on your side.

I would look for legal aide and advocates in your area for people with disabilities.

Good Luck

denice

well we decided to go legal aide tomorrow my brother is going to file for custody and then we are going to find a lawyer. one who handles people rights that have been taken away i just do not know what i am looking for. we have money i am not sure what to look for. i have four brothers that are all stepping up for custody. i know she is distroying me. but i do have help. some one said that there is a lawyer that handles handicap people cases does any one know what they are called. i looked in the phone book. but i still am not sure

denice

Well This Is The New Update I Found A Lawyer And Will See Him Tomorrow. My Sister Is Not Coming Back Yet. And I Found My Paper From The Military That States She Is My Ward. My Mother Signed Her Over To Me Before She Passed Away. I Did Not Realize This And When They Find Out I Quess I Will Be In Trouble Again. I Do Not Think I Am Doing To Well Here. Will Update When I Come From The Lawyer On Wednesday

oneguyinohio

Hope you got good news. The diability lawyers are called that and sometimes legal rights advocates for the diabled. I'm not sure if her being your ward only counted when she was a minor or not, but the lawyers will be a big help for you!

Keep us posted!

denice

Well I Go Back Tomorrow To The Lawyers. I Finally Got My Papers In The Mail. My Mother Did Sign My Sister Over To Me She Is My Ward. And She Had A Test Done When She Was 18. My Mother Did This When She Was Alive. And Two Weeks Later Passed Away. I Did Not Remember What We Did Becouse She Was So Ill. I Guess I Was So Depressed And Did Not Relize It. When We Saw The Paper I Remembered. So I Guess We Go From Here. And I Have No Ideal What Will Happen Now.

denice

Well This The Update They Can Not Get My Sister From Fl And We Do Have Her As Our Ward. But The Judge Says I Am In Contempt Of Court Becouse She Is In Fl. So They Gave Her To My Mean Sister And Stopped Her Check It Will Go To My Mean Sister. And Unless I Bring Her Back I Will Roit In Jail. Right Now I Am Out On A Furlo. We See The Lawyer Again Tomorrow. I Have Decided I Will Not Bring Her Back Becouse I Will Be As Guilty Of The Abuse As The One Doing It. When We Talk To The Lawyer Tomorrow If My Brother Can Not Get Custody. Then I Guess We Will Go To Fl And Fight It. Which I Know Is Real Bad. But I Do Not Know What Else To Do.

denice

well they still have done nothing. i really do not understand. they were in such a hurry. they took her check and threw me in jail. now it has been a month and they say do not get her yet. so in reality she is a handicap person down there with no money. and i know my brother will take care of her. but how can they do this and why.