My grandfather is in a nursing home, and I was visiting frequently because I live nearby and no one else in the family was hardly visiting. He has alzheimer's but remembered me coming, and really enjoyed our visits. Well, there is some bad blood in my family and his daughter is Power of Attorney over him and found out I was going to see him, and had a fit. She called the nursing home and told them I was not allowed to see him anymore. Now, the rest of the family says she has taken this Power of Attorney thing to her head and thinks she is God over my grandfather and they think I should be able to see him. So- what I was wondering- is how do I go about suing her for visitation? I live in Michigan. I don;t have much money for a lawyer, but I have to do something!
2006-06-15 18:11:52 · 8 answers · asked by fixer of all aka mom 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If money is tight, I would suggest contacting a local Legal Aid center. Usually, free legal clinics like that will have you meet with a volunteer lawyer there, who will assess your factual situation and determine whether the center can do something for you or, if your situation is particularly complicated, refer you to a lawyer who has a referral relationship with the center. At least, you may be able to get some information that will help you better formulate how to go about resolving the problem you're having with your grandfather's daughter. Sometimes, all it takes is a demand letter (i.e., a threat to sue) to prompt people to solve a problem without ever going into litigation.
2006-06-15 18:36:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Maybe your beef is just as much with the nursing home. They're the ones who seem to be under the impression that they have to obey the daughter. Maybe you could get them to check with their own attorney whether they really have to obey the daughter; maybe they'll figure out that they don't. (I guess they may also just want to stay on the daughter's good side if she controls the money that's paid to the nursing home. But if it's really just a legal thing, maybe they can sort it out for you.) In the meantime, if you have time, you might also go the the nursing home from time to time to ask if you can see you grandfather. Don't argue with them or anything; just show that you're trying. They might come to sympathize with you as the person who actually comes, rather than the one on the phone who just tries to prevent a man from seeing his grandaughter.
2006-06-15 20:05:13 · answer #2 · answered by A B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the Family and Surrogate Court Clerks in the state and county where your grandfather lives. Ask them which court you need to file in. They are generally quite helpful and may be able to give you additional information that will assist you. Also, check out the legal site www.findlaw.com. It is a wealth of information about state and federal laws. It will take some research, but if you spend the time doing it, you will find the answers you need.
Good luck to you. I hope you will be able to visit your grandfather soon.
2006-06-15 19:51:55 · answer #3 · answered by nannymm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally think you have every right to see your grandfather, and as for his daughter doing that to you, I would just call a lawyer, and talk to his/her paralegal to see what your legal options on in this matter. His daughter, (not to my knowledge) can stop you from seeing him, even though she is Power Of Attorney of his possesions and money, I don't think by law she can make you stop seeing him, she would have to get a restraining order for you to have to legally stop seeing him. I would do the above, call a lawyer just to ask what your legal options would be, and if his daughter has the legal right to actually stop you from seeing your grandfather.
2006-06-15 18:29:01 · answer #4 · answered by farside76 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the previous answering indicated - there aren't any such regulation matches - relations dynamics being what they're! This seems a habit practiced to punish kin for some imagined slights or gossip in protecting with rumour. If the mum and father do no longer choose you to have get top of entry to to their minor little ones (lower than 18) you have not got any rights in that remember. you would could document some very distasteful matches adversarial to oldsters accusing them of all sorts of misdeeds, the onus of proving the accusations on your head and heart.
2016-10-30 23:40:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do it on tv so everyone can watch, try Jerry
2006-06-15 18:14:32 · answer #6 · answered by Ruester 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
legal aid might be able to help you. try this link
www.milegalaid.org
hope it helps you
2006-06-15 18:36:40 · answer #7 · answered by Someonesmommy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't listen to him, suing won't solve anything...
2006-06-15 18:16:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋