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Highly doubtful..Arrested for what? Prepare an invoice clearly indicating the services you rendered, payment for these services and very hopefully get your aunt to sign it. This is not a situation that police are likely to even consider nor is really under their jurisdiction. Family member would likely have to hire a lawyer and pay for one and even then the lawyer would have to feel there was a case or be taken to the cleaners by a lawyer who would just amass charges. It would likely prove a bitter headache for family member.
You might provide a little more details just to enlighten those who also may have opinions for you with this matter.
My mother’s BF’s daughter kept threatening my mother with legal action and putting liens on her house because BF helped pay for a handicapped bathroom that mom installed in her house for him. He was over 90y/o and perfectly cognizant.
Mom went through a lot an anxiety and many sleepless nights. However, the daughter didn’t have a leg to stand on. A competent person can spend their money any way they want.
It’s all about the threatening family member wanting money for themselves.
That's not how it happens. That relative would need to hire an attorney and prove there is fraud (because your Aunt is writing the check voluntarily).
Is your Aunt very elderly? Is she very wealthy? If she's elderly, she's on a fixed income and unless she has robust assets, needs to be prudent about where she spends, but if you say she is competent then it's her decision to make. However, you're not a doctor so "competency" is assessed by different types of testing. One feature of dementia is that people lose their ability to make good judgements. This may not have been a good judgment in her best interest.
If you are accepting money from someone impaired, then yes, you can be accused of elder abuse. The truth is that your aunt should not be gifting large amounts of money she cannot afford to family members. She may thereby impair her ability to get, for instance, Medicaid help if it is needed in her future care.
If your Aunt is competent, that is to say has no impairment at all, then she is perfectly capable of deciding WHAT she wants to do with her money, including sadly giving it away to scammers. But that doesn't make it a morally right or good thing.
I want you to look at "Medicaid look back rules regarding gifting" and see if this could pertain for your Aunt say five years in the future. If so, I feel it is morally wrong for you to accept this money, and would be good for you to educate your aunt as regards gifting large sums of money, when it may work against her in the future. As to whether or not you can get into LEGAL trouble, again, if your aunt is competent in her own decisions and affairs I fail to see how you could be held legally responsible. That wouldn't stop the relative from accusing you and reporting you to APS. If the visit you are simply honest with them.
Your profile says ur caring for someone who has age decline. Are you helping Aunt in her own home? Are you being paid for it? If there is no Dementia involved, then she did this as a gift and she can do it.
How did the family member find out Aunt wrote you a check?
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Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
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APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
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You might provide a little more details just to enlighten those who also may have opinions for you with this matter.
Mom went through a lot an anxiety and many sleepless nights. However, the daughter didn’t have a leg to stand on. A competent person can spend their money any way they want.
It’s all about the threatening family member wanting money for themselves.
Is your Aunt very elderly? Is she very wealthy? If she's elderly, she's on a fixed income and unless she has robust assets, needs to be prudent about where she spends, but if you say she is competent then it's her decision to make. However, you're not a doctor so "competency" is assessed by different types of testing. One feature of dementia is that people lose their ability to make good judgements. This may not have been a good judgment in her best interest.
Does your Aunt have a PoA?
The truth is that your aunt should not be gifting large amounts of money she cannot afford to family members. She may thereby impair her ability to get, for instance, Medicaid help if it is needed in her future care.
If your Aunt is competent, that is to say has no impairment at all, then she is perfectly capable of deciding WHAT she wants to do with her money, including sadly giving it away to scammers. But that doesn't make it a morally right or good thing.
I want you to look at "Medicaid look back rules regarding gifting" and see if this could pertain for your Aunt say five years in the future. If so, I feel it is morally wrong for you to accept this money, and would be good for you to educate your aunt as regards gifting large sums of money, when it may work against her in the future.
As to whether or not you can get into LEGAL trouble, again, if your aunt is competent in her own decisions and affairs I fail to see how you could be held legally responsible.
That wouldn't stop the relative from accusing you and reporting you to APS. If the visit you are simply honest with them.
How did the family member find out Aunt wrote you a check?