Non Electric Homestead McMinn County (Mason: loft, authority, bills)

[JEANNE61]

If i were you ,i would stop immediately on any f urther work on that house .. esp if its now going to be part of the 'estate' . .and part of the land .

why 'finish up the hard wood floors???" (as you stated above) i don't understand your reasoning ..
thinking positive is one thing .. and i commend you .. but to continue to spend money on this house .../???

sorry.. but i think i would have stopped when all this happened . . the minute i'd heard about BOB..
why put YOUR hard earned money into improving Hazel and BOB's property . ..?? .

[Forest Breath]

Bob was the Pastor fo their church and married them 7 years ago. A few years later, the church got rid of him. 2 years after that him and Jimmy got into a huge argument about something and did not speak for 3 years. When Jimmy found out he was dying, he wanted his funeral service presided over by a Preacher. He called Bob and they made somewhat of ammends. Bob told him he "could not do the funeral if they were not members of his church". So they became members, however never even stepped foot in the church. Bob presided over Jimmy's funeral and that was the first I ever saw him. He then started coming to see Hazel every day.

As for the floors. We got a deal on 5 truckloads of hardwood flooring this past summer. So we are not putting more money into it, just time. And all time spent working on the house at this point is logged and a "salary" attached at the advice of my attorney, because we will have to be reimbursed for that if we have to move.

My line of thought is, if we have to move, we will be devestated and lose our home, but we will at least be reimbursed for the money and time spent in the house. If we stop working on it and end up getting a reasonable offer to keep the home and a decent piece of land, then we will still have to finish the house. It could take months for this to be settled. If it drags on for months, we will find ourselves trying to plant the garden, build a sty and barn for the pigs and goat, and try to finish the house at a very busy time of year.

So, we are choosing to continue the work with the materials we have already purchased. Just in case we do get to keep our home.

[hiknapster]

Thanks, Forest Breath. That makes a LOT more sense!

I was thinking, "wow, what a deal!" And yes, I am an idiot!

[JEANNE61]

thanks for that explanation cyndi .. i feel stupid now for even asking you about it ..
your idea makes a lot more sense . ..

i'm still gonna continue praying that this 'so called' Man of God ' g ets what he so richly deserves .. which is NOTHING . ..!!!

[MomsTn]

I've been thinking about this a lot since you mentioned that this guy has power of attorney.

My mom was with this guy for over 16 years.
We thought they were married.
When she died, we five kids found out that they weren't which made us all responsible to bury her.
The guy had her power of attorney.
What he did was waited to report her death.
She died, he cleaned out her bank account, safety deposit box, and removed any valuables of hers at the house.
He then called 911, and they came out and picked her body up.

He claimed that she had gone to sleep and rolled off the couch. Since she was asleep, he just let her stay on the floor and covered her up with a blanket. In reality, she had died, and he left her on the floor.
We five kids didn't find out that our mother had died until the next day.

When we got to the funeral, the guy claimed that he couldn't find her will. We all knew she had one.
So, he cashed in her insurance policy.
We did manage to get him to pay for the funeral, which wasn't a lot, because she was cremated. Thus, no real autopsy.

I still think that he had a hand in her death.

So, be careful. If this guy has her power of attorney, he can do a lot of damage before she dies.
She could also end up with no home while she's still living.

[patti3]

That person w/power att. has all the power. And there is nothing you can do about it. We know from 1st. hand experience. They can tell you an apple is a tomato and they are right.

[kiwirach7]

is there not anyone who could speak to Hazels attorney, expressing concerns this man does not have her best interests at heart?.

[Forest Breath]

Actually, I plan on meeting with the Master Mason of Jimmy's Lodge this weekend. They are to protect her. He was a Past Master and 22nd degree Mason and Past Master. Maybe he can do something.

[Hawk J]

I have no use whatsoever fer folks like bob. I wouldn't want to be in his boots on Judgement Day.................



Cyndi, Chris & Loving Family...........God Bless You & watch over you all

[JEANNE61]

If power of attrny ' is so 'all powerful ' . Then how come when my mother died last march, the bank told me that power of attorney '''(and i quote.. ''ceases with death''
that piece of paper was worthless. .. I had to go to the courthouse and get some kind of forms . .i f orget the name of them at the moment . .but the n had to send it to the local probate court .. Filled out by me ,, the executor of her 'estate' ( btw, no will was left )
anyway . . Cost me 260 bucks to get this piece of paper signed by a judge . . Took about 4 wks for them to send it back to me . .and i was finally able to go to the bank and close out her acct .. Which btw .. Was approx 1800.00 ... Big estate heh???