'My Mother Goes Before The Judge'

My 95-year-old, 100 lb.- mother has said yes in front of a judge to placing all of her assets in a revocable trust to be drawn up by her attorney and filed with the court next week. The decision came in a dramatic courtroom finale on Thursday.
In November, my mother's long-time attorney had recommended a conservatorship as a solution to the ongoing tug-of-war involving money, power of attorney and farm issues after my bi-polar sister called the police to report my mother had been kidnapped when I took her to lunch without my sister. Since then, I've heard about many similar family incidents where conflict erupts as an aging parent begins to lose it. The ultimate hammer: If you don't hand over this or do that, we'll put you in a home.

A conservatorship, said the attorney, would allow an independent third party appointed by the court to manage my mother's assets thus eliminating money as a point of contention among the three of us. A conservatorship may be set up even though the person is competent, which is my mother's case.

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