I am wondering if I have a case for lodging a caveat on my widow mother's house which I live in while she is in a nursing home with dementia. Me being Mum's live-in carer for over two years, Centrelink does not consider the house an asset while I continue to live there. My sole sibling is insanely jealous and would rather my mother's estate (and our inheritance) be financially eroded than see me live there. Cut nose, spite face.
I have a joint Power of Attorney with my sibling however the sloppy lawyer (my cousin) allowed the form to be filled improperly. I noticed 6 months after the Power of Attorney was signed but he said not to worry since the intent was clear. Now my sibling has crossed out the "improper" part, making it look like I have no PoA status anymore.
It is clearer if you see the registered PoA for yourself (scroll to see the second image too). I only found out about this dodgy registration last week.
I am worried my sibling will try to mortgage or sell the house from under me. You may think this would be pointless because I would probably win if I contested any such move in court and besides, the money could not be touched while my mother is alive, however my sibling is being vindictive and will do anything to make my life difficult even if we all lose out (as long as I lose out more).
The sloppy lawyer cousin wants nothing to do with this because he does "not want to get involved". Yeah, lame I know.
I could go to NCAT and redo the PoA but that would take time and I need security ASAP.
I have a joint Power of Attorney with my sibling however the sloppy lawyer (my cousin) allowed the form to be filled improperly. I noticed 6 months after the Power of Attorney was signed but he said not to worry since the intent was clear. Now my sibling has crossed out the "improper" part, making it look like I have no PoA status anymore.
It is clearer if you see the registered PoA for yourself (scroll to see the second image too). I only found out about this dodgy registration last week.
I am worried my sibling will try to mortgage or sell the house from under me. You may think this would be pointless because I would probably win if I contested any such move in court and besides, the money could not be touched while my mother is alive, however my sibling is being vindictive and will do anything to make my life difficult even if we all lose out (as long as I lose out more).
The sloppy lawyer cousin wants nothing to do with this because he does "not want to get involved". Yeah, lame I know.
I could go to NCAT and redo the PoA but that would take time and I need security ASAP.