Mother bringing financial ruin to hospitalized father

[donadenese]

While my father has been in the hospital with a fractured shoulder and renal failure, my mother, recently diagnosed with the beginning stages of dementia, has begun to close all her and my fathers household accounts, gas, electric, phone, etc and reopened them in her name only. She has also canceled his credit cards, saying he is deathly ill and not expected to recover...he will be fine after another three weeks of rehab. She refuses to give him cash or checks. He doesn't even have a key to his home.
He needs representation, what type of attorney is best suited for a case like this? Any opinions as to what an attorney might be able to do?
Thank you,
Donadenese

 

[jharris352]

If your Mom is truly suffering from dementia you need a family law attorney to go to court with you to appoint a custodian for your Mom and your Father's assets. Does that make sense?

She is going to be none to happy when she finds out. But it will be worth it.