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    Jan 19, 2010, 09:36 PM
    Inheritance
    I am 23 years old. My mother inherited a huge sum of money from my stepfather and she is hooked on pills and an alcoholic. She is spending money left and right (hundreds of thousands). Is there anyway I can legally control her money or have right to my inheritance from her before she blows it all?
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    Jan 19, 2010, 09:39 PM
    Sorry, unless she signs a Power of Attorney there is nothing you can do.
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    Jan 19, 2010, 09:47 PM

    It's her inheritance, not yours, that she's spending.

    Like J9 said, unless she willingly signs a power of attorney, which I doubt she'll do, there's no legal recourse here for you.
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    Jan 19, 2010, 11:26 PM

    YOUR inheritance?

    YOU don't get an inheritance until AFTER your mother is DEAD.

    What's hers in life is hers to spend.

    IF, however, you think she may be a danger to herself, then you're certainly welcome to visit a lawyer to find out how to have her committed.

    I wouldn't bring up the fact that you want her money, though. Assuming that you DO manage to convince someone that she's a danger to herself and have her committed, her money should go in a trust towards her care---NOT, as you might think, to YOU, as an inheritance before she's even dead.

    You are due NOTHING upon her death. Nada, zilch, zip, zero.

    What is WITH this sense of entitlement that so many people have these days?
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    Jan 20, 2010, 08:12 AM

    Wow, why do you think you are entitled to any of her money? It is her money and hers alone. Just because you are her child does not give you an absolute that you will inherit anything. She can spend every last cent she has that is up to her or she could save every last cent (that isn't needed to live off of) and still not leave you with anything. She could choose to donate it all to charity upon her death or give it to your second cousin twice removed. If you can convince someone that she is a danger to herself and she is committed then her money will go to pay for that first and foremost.

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