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She has sold the family home and purchased another home and made her and her husband 2 thirds ownership with full rights of survivorship Mother 1 third.

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I see you did post that you have a copy of the PoA doc. You should take it to an elder law attorney to see if there's financial abuse taking place. If there's not, then you can maintain whatever relationship you have with your sister.

If there is abuse, you will need an attorney's guidance for next steps. If your Mom doesn't have impairment and she agreed to this arrangement voluntarily and was not coerced, then there's nothing you can do about it. Taking action will of course end your relationship with your sister and possibly your Mother as well.

Does your Mother have dementia or some sort of cognitive impairment?
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If you can post the wording of the paragraphs that use the term "not as a gift", I (and others) might have useful comments.
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We aren't professionals. If you don't have a copy of the current PoA, then you'd need to have an elder law attorney work to force them to show it (usually through a demand letter with a viable threat to move it up to a judge if ignored).
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Where is your mother now? You say she "was" living in the house that your sister purchased with money from the family home.

Was your mother competent to make the decision to co-purchase the home together, so she gave your sister POA to help her with managing her money? Or did your mother already have dementia, so it wasn't a valid decision for her to make?
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Yes, I have a copy of her poa. My Mother was living I n the house that my sister purchased with money from the family home..
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Her POA gives her the ability to sell Moms house but the proceeds can only be used for Mom. So no, she cannot by herself a house even if Mom is 1/ 3 owner. She cannot personally profit from being a POA.

If she used Moms money and hers to buy the house, thatsca no no. Medicaid has a 5 yr lookback and this can't be done in that lookback period. You will need a elder lawyer to sort this out.
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She is supposed to use your mother’s money only for your mother’s care. Where was your mother living at the time her home was sold, and where is your mother living now?

Do you have a copy of the POA document?
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