Reply #23: Key part of your story - "waited UNTIL he was diagnosed with dementia" [View All]

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

If he was actually diagnosed prior to her actions, I think just about everything she did can be reversed and she'll be lucky if she isn't charged with elder abuse and fraud. It's true that bank accounts with a beneficiary of record are outside of wills and estates.

ALTHOUGH - there's an alternate take which is - The only one interested enough in your uncle to take day to day charge was the aunt who took control of the accounts and paid his legitimate bills - Cancer and dying can be very expensive. It's entirely possible that $250K was eaten up in legitimate expenses over a period of time. Is there more to the story than you know at this time? Why didn't the cousins have control of the money and the bills?