4 years ago my brother was appointed conservator and guardian of my mom who is a disabled, my brother and I don't necessarily get along but I didn't fight any of this because I lived in TX at the time (Family was in MI) my family relocated to MI last year so now I'm more involved.
My brother decided to not go to court for 1 1/2 years to report inventory, so he was "fired" and the court appointed a conservator. She's now cleaning up his mess.
My brother is still her guardian.
CAN *I* petition to be conservator? The court appointed conservator mentioned that when she was done cleaning up the mess, they would appoint someone else "maybe me" but it definitely wouldn't be my brother.
I'm still weighing pros and cons and don't even know if I WANT! this job. But can I do this while the court appointed conservator is still doing her job?? I don't really like the idea of a court appointed anything taking care of my mom's finances (no offense, it just seems scary) there is no money, so I'm not worried about that, I just feel like my family should be taking care of this stuff? (Well not my brother)
Any help??
Thank you!
I did it for Luz for two years before she passed away.
The only thing I did outside of the court was to submit a n IRS for that allowed me to sign for her on our tax returns. this was very simple and only has to be submitted once to activate and once to terminate. worked great.
In Nevada, any account with a balance over $10,000 must be blocked to protect the protected persons money. Court permission was required for large expenses.
I was granted permission to spend up to $250.00 a month for her more common neds. Like the La Maze bras to help prevent the fungal infection under the breasts. ( Luz loved them. And I quit worrying about the infection recurring.) Or the disposable underwear.
Being the spouse I declined other forms of expense reimbursements just took care of my wife like I had done for years and the Judge acknowledged that.
Usually the lawyers fee is paid for from the protected persons funds.
As the guardian you control the money and, here at least, all of her medical care.
Which can be split if needed with another person. I did it all and it worked great for us.
Best of luck and good wishes to you.
You stated there is no money and your not sure you want to be conservator. It’s a cumbersome and costly process. Sounds to me like you should leave well enough alone.