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Criminal Law - alination of the neighbors telling my grandmother lies he said she said
Expert: Robin Sexton - 11/4/2009
Question
is there any laws in the state of missouri that would keep the neighbors out of my family affairs? my grandmother has alezheimers and i recently found out that my grandma has been giving the neighbors money how much and for how long i dont know but i know i have a great realationship with her up until a few days ago when all hell broke lose my sister made a phone call to my grandmother and she told my sister that the neighbors said that i told all kinds of untrue things now my grandmother dont want to talk to me i am very hurt over this what can we do to keep the bitch out of my grandmas life and ours ? she has compromised my relationship and caused stress in my family life along with m y sister my grandma is very sick i wrote her a letter telling her that that was untrue but i dont know what will happen i have to take her to doctors appontemts i cant keep taking off work if she thinks i have tricked her i just want the neighors to stay out of our family affairs and rebuild my trust back with my grandmother that the neighbor destroyed
Answer
Michele,
I am sorry about the problem this is causing you. This is not a very clear cut area of law. If your grandmother was not of senior age there may be nothing at all that could be done. This will be very dependent on your states laws regarding elder's or vulnerable adults. Some states have good laws and others don't. The theory is this, if they are able to be persuaded to make bad decisions about their health, financial, etc. then the person who is doing this is taking advantage of them. Understand this is very difficult to prove criminally. However in a probate court it is a little easier. What you and your family may want to consider is working with an attorney to see if you can have a guardian appointed for your grandmother. This is not easy or fun. There could potentially be some very emotional issues and some really bad feelings.
Talk with your family and possibly contact an attorney who specializes in elder law.
Sorry i can't be more helpful
robin
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