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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 143742, member: 111&quot;]My aunt, who had no children, was &#039;befriended&#039; by some neighbors - over the last 20 years of her life, from her &#039;70s to &#039;90s, they managed to get a big chunk of her land, with the proviso that they would build a house to be close by, they sold it instead, took over her car and household, hiring a friend to come in a couple of times a week to &#039;take care&#039; of her.&nbsp; My cousin, who lived nearby, became very concerned about her failing health and filthy house, called Mom, who flew up to talk to her sister, demanded the useless, thieving helper be fired, then spent days cleaning and making the house safe.&nbsp; My cousin pulled some strings to get her in to a very nice assisted living (where he&#039;d placed his aunt &amp; uncle before they passed) - she was impressed with the facility and seemed happy about it, then her &#039;adopted&#039; family vetoed it, got full power of attorney, sold everything she had left, and moved her into the house a couple of hours away that they&#039;d bought with the proceeds from selling the property she&#039;d given them.&nbsp; My cousin, who is quite comfortable, with no interest in any inheritance (nothing left other than her pension and SS anyway), continued to try and place her in a safe place, even working through the courts, but she continued to trust them - the only solace is that we believe they wanted to keep her healthy for those incoming checks.&nbsp; They did, three years after she passed, finally send my grandmother&#039;s engagement ring (of no great value other than sentimental) - my aunt, who had a different mother, had taken it after Mom&#039;s other older sister died, but she put it in her will that it should go to my mother, and Mom kind of dug in her heels on it.&nbsp; She&#039;d pretty much given up though, when they finally sent it...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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