For over 5 years I have been the caregiver for my mom. My brother has done nothing to help. As soon as he found out that I recently obtained POA and was selling Mom's house to pay for her care at memory care/assisted living, he now is threatening to bring me to court for bogus claims. He said I have been hiding things. Mom's financial statements have always been in the top drawer of her desk. He never chose to look at anything or had any complaints, but now that Mom's house is on the market and there is money involved (I am also the realtor) he expects me to give him half of my commission because he says that is his share! Unreal! He also wants to see all offers, etc. I have begged him for help with mom for years and he never even bothered to go see her. My question is does he have any legal rights to see the power of attorney and be making financial decisions on her behalf? At this point, all I care about is my mom. She just got out of rehab for a month. I am staying with her until her house sells and then she is going to live with me until there is an opening in assisted living. All he cares about is his share. He disgust me. All the proceeds of the house are going towards her care. He is threatening that he is going to get a lawyer after me if I don’t start showing him everything. Does he have a legal right to her financial documents?
Sorry it is late but I will be a little more polite. Your brother has no say to anything covered under the POA or how you help your mother under it. Hold your head high knowing you are doing right.
No, your brother is not entitled to any proceeds from the sale of house.
No, you do not have to disclose anything to brother.
You as mom's POA have the responsibility to act according to the POA document. As POA, you act for mom because she gave you that authority. Mom's finances are not anyone's business.
He's only entitled to whatever mom leaves him in her will AFTER she dies, if there's anything left.
Unless he has proofs of financial abuse, he's got nothing. No decent lawyer is going to take his bogus case.
If he manages to get a lawyer, you should find yourself one as well, and pay with mom's money, not yours, because you're doing it to protect mom's assets.