Family fight over money lands Florida woman under state court control
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- 88-year-old Marie Lang was declared incapacitated in 2018 and appointed a professional guardian. At that time, she lost most of her rights. Lang has called the I-Team multiple times, complaining about being under guardianship.
Elder abuse, which includes financial matters, is supposed to be a felony in Florida.
In mid Florida, my GIL was kidnapped by a rehab center after she fell. They said they would not let her go home until she proved she could walk. She wanted to go home, she also wasn't walking before she went in but they were after that money. We won but that scared me for life.
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This is shady as hell. They are stealing that woman's money
Families that fight over money make me sick.
This is why I will protect my old family at all costs
Yep same here !
A GUARDIANSHIP IS THE WORST IDEA IN MY OPINION IT LIMIT’S THE PERSON’S RIGHT TO LIVE HER LIFE ESPECIALLY AT A OLDER AGE INSTEAD OF BEING HELD PRISONER ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE IN THE TWILIGHT OF THEIR LIFE ‼️
Any suggestion for an alternative for the many people: elderly, those with mental illness, intellectual or developmental disabilities who are unable to manage their finances and care?
@@Flipper86 City services? government assistance? Their families? Yeah, the idea is great for people who genuinely need that help. But it's broad application leads to situations like this.
You should narrow the focus or consider looking for a different option because this is becoming too common these days.
@@snowstorm9310 I agree that paid/“professional” guardians have gained a bad rap. Many adults have guardianship of their aging parent, adult child or sibling with disabilities. It was when the siblings started fighting about things that this women got in trouble. There’s some sour grapes between the guy that lives near her and the other brothers, that really has little to do with their mother’s daily care and well being.
Unfortunately, there are people who truly need to have a guardian. However, this woman isn't one of them.
@@Flipper86 they are not allowed guardiansip they can do what they want
She seems competent enough to make decisions. This is bullshit.
I’d agree, but dementia and strokes are tricky like that. A person’s ability to advocate for themselves and manage daily life and personal care can’t be determined in a 15 minute interview.
I would also say that dementia patients often create the illusion of a coherent mind in a short conversation. Its often stunning to ask them the same thing like two minutes later and it becomes obvious there is no recollection of the previous conversation. My dad had purchased four extended warranties for his two year old car that is still under manufacturers warranty. When they called, he thought he was paying for the mandatory collision insurance. He lost a property our family relied on for income because he didn't understand how to pay the property tax and didn't think to ask any of us. It can be like that, but he sounds OK in a short casual conversation.
Her apparent lucidity during an interview won't tell you how competent they are.
No evidence of wrong doing yet her money has been moved, beneficiaries changed and she has no awareness or paperwork? Forget something smelling in Denmark, this reeks!!!
Apparently Kurt stood by her side, so he should be untitled to something! You really learn stuff about your siblings when it comes to parent passing away! Now with all this BS nobody gonna get much !!
Yhe victim is CLEARLY not incapacitated!
This is a huge moneymaking scam on the psrt of the "court appoìnted guardians".
It's happening all over the country.
Those brothers should be sued and charged with fraud! The judge should be investigated and charged as well.
It's funny how family who dont care all of sudden care because they want your money.
Why wasn't this senior lady given a compentency exam? She may be elderly, but she appears to know exactly what she wants what funds she had, and so on.
How despicable this is! 😢
It’s a shame that her children treat her like she’s the lottery and kick the one son that’s taking care of her to the curb. 😢 I wish her well and that justice will prevail.
Kurt should have been able to stay her caregiver and receive any money left after his mother dies. The other narcissistic selfish siblings did nothing to help care for their mom. The courts got this wrong and basically allowed all kinds of people to steal this woman’s money.
They do it all the time, especially in the border towns of Laredo, Texas where every damn judge on the bench is crooked as a barrel of snakes!
May she get justice immediately!
Best to have nothing when you die, then you know who really loves you. These kids are all out for a payout. Disgusting
who allowed this to happen to this lady it is criminal her son should be helping not the state who is the state think they are
So the children who abandoned her took all of her money and they are restricting access to the only child who stayed to care for her SMH disgusting
Please keep us updated.
Elder sbuse of all kinds is rampant. Thanks for this story.
This is insane!!!
This happened to me. It is not possible it seems to trust your own family. Hire someone else to guard your estate and not get caught up in this type of control. The woman is very alert and sharp and should not have her money stolen.But her money is gone.
Ridiculous, how can you look at yourself in the mirror knowing that you are literally robbing someone who actually needs your help and support. This is an evil world 😢
Stories like this make you glad that your parents have nothing of financial value to leave.
Amen to that one..Nothing to get greedy about.
Funny mom's got got like 5 mil and none of us five kids are having an issue
@@danasmith858 that money should be left to the animal shelter, not to children.
this whole thing is a damn shame!!!! She seems completely competent to decide for herself, and she has already made her wishes clear. Let this woman live her life the way she pleases!
Some of these judges in this country have the moral judgment of a four year old
This is the same judge who approved a similar case and tried to block investigations
I see more and more problems in Florida with guardianship. I think Judges and guardians need to be looked at real close
The mother is ver coherentl. The system is flawed
It always cracks me up that people feel so entitled to money that they had no play in making. I guess we know why the mom didn't name these scoundrels as beneficiaries
Crooks.
Spend it all before you get there👍.
Having worked as an estate planning (tax law, probate) paralegal in Calif, it is best to divide property and assets in "equal shares"' among children.
There is no point in your job if people can not successfully designate their belongings as they wish.
There is usually one child that takes care of the parent. One child who sacrifices their life for years to keep their beloved parent going. Then the others come in and want an equal share.
@@quuqeemonsterYou raised a great point. The way to properly settle this is for the caretaking child to be consistently paid from the trust, like the family would have to do with other health care givers for any elderly parent. Then the remainder of the trust can be divided among equal shares by the children, once the parent has died.
geez if they want to make some money off the old lady, just take out a life insurance policy on her.
This isn't the first case like this. There's lots of them and even more people who have passed away, alone and miserable, or are still suffering and unable to contact anyone about it. They literally treat these people like prisoners and sometimes medicate them so as to appear incompetent. 😢
Who is watching over the guardian?
People, enjoy life when you still can!
Shame no one stop this crap! So evil and they let it go on!
It is a racket...this guardianship thing was not meant to help but to legally steal...lets be real.
This is horrible and scary
They did the same thing to my husband. It is sickening!!!
I question the decisions of the blonde lady judge! Doesn’t sound like she is considering the welfare of the elderly woman at all!
Shameful all the way around.
Anyone who questions why I never got married or had kids.....just look at this video. I would rather grow old alone...and keep my money to use however I want.
Divorce rate is 56% (with women initiating 78% of all divorces). Kids are hella expensive to raise...they want a car as soon as they turn 16...they want their college paid for...they want help while getting started after college....they want you to baby sit their kids...(give me, give me, give me).
As soon as they become teenagers, they want all kinds of freedom. As soon as they are able to move out of the home...they want less and less to do with their parents.
As soon as the parents start to age and have health issues...they want to put you in a nursing home (of the 5 kids she had....only 1 stayed to help her out). Basically, your kids want to you hurry up and die so they can inherit what they believe is rightfully theirs.
I refuse to play The Sucker Game. I gave up dating back in 2007 (when I was 35)..because it finally dawned on me that most women only want 'Chad with a Bag'. Fast forward to 2024 (I'm 52 now) and literally live life on Easy Mode. I have zero stress, drama, angst in my life...while having loads of happiness and peace of mind. I have plenty of free time to partake in activities that bring me actual pleasure (like sports, poker, walking my dog) without having to justify/explain why to an impossible to do female. My expenses are low and I've been able to save WAY MORE money in the past 17 years than I would have if I had not given up dating.
Seeing videos like this.....lol.....I'll leave the marriage/kids thing to The PLETHORA of SIMPS out there who cant help but put themselves in situations like this. Come late May I'll be heading to Las Vegas to play in The World Series of Poker for approximately 6 weeks (no way could I do this if I was married/had a family)....while situations like this trap countless others.
Im so sock and tired of guardianships that are ran by greedy people! It hurts so many in the process. This lady doesnt appear to be incapacitated to me. She is still aware of whats happening to her. This is injustice to her and her son!
The judge is getting a cut as well
Somebody needs to do something about this shit
Worst state in the union 😢
Anyone think CA is far worse? Like this comment
Way to tell them! Now if they’d listen and stop moving here we’d be so much better off!
To much power to this State Guardians
What sort of prison has this family created for their mother. Jealousy is a terrible thing, and once it's all over there won't be much left to fight about, but they are too stupid to see that.
Some of these judges are just as bad!
judges getting a kick back ill be my life cause no judge in there right mind would make that ruling
They're not just stealing her money, they're also stealing her life. That woman does not appear to be incapacitated. Going against a family member's wishes does not make a person unfit to live life the way they choose. There may be incompetence involved in this case, but I don't believe it is Mrs. Lang.
Despicable
There’s no evidence of wrongdoing? Come on - I think anyone can see it.
This is pure theft!
News flash.
Your behavior reflects how your parents feel about you.
Plus what the hell with this guardian?
Yeah, something not right about this. Hard to think the love of money has split this family apart.
Bless her heart. ❤ :(
Women's are not ever in need of nothing of thy man s
So sad So sad how you can be innocent and finish out your life in prison
Her other son is to blame for this. Not the son that was taking care of his mom. The other son who is not even thinking of his mom welfare and her wishes.
this woman is alive to dispute allegations. why wait for her to be gone to do anything about it. it will he said she said. this is terrible. hopefully this news report will help.
Oh what money does to people. I went thru this crap when my mother died. Everything was left to me, as her only child and a portion to a cousin who helped her a lot with many things. I did not expect a single cent from her as she and I never got a long. I had no clue how much money she had anyway. I totally expected whatever she had would go to two cousins. I was fine with that. Her money, her decision. Her second husband had died several years earlier and as far as I knew things were settled with his kids at that time. The condo she and him lived in was to go to his kids when Mom died. I knew that. No problem. Next thing I knew, his kids were suing for every cent of Mom's money. Unreal. It was a 3 year battle which wasn't worth the money.
the greedy brothers wont end up with much from the sounds of it
Get rid of the guardian! When she passes, split the money evenly between the three brothers. Agree to settle peaceably without bickering.
So sad when this happens in a any family. Only the lawyers/doctors are getting wealthy with the family shenanigans.
I would also say that dementia patients often create the illusion of a coherent mind in a short conversation. Its often stunning to ask them the same thing like two minutes later and it becomes obvious there is no recollection of the previous conversation. My dad had purchased four extended warranties for his two year old car that is still under manufacturers warranty. When they called, he thought he was paying for the mandatory collision insurance. He lost a property our family relied on for income because he didn't understand how to pay the property tax and didn't think to ask any of us. It can be like that, but he sounds OK in a short casual conversation
Make will have all your financial things in place before you get sick
My grandfather's personal representative is refusing to probate his last will and testament and he's a retired veteran and nobody's respecting his last dying wishes
There is too much of this story not being told. It feels like fear mongering. If the lady was competent to make her own financial decisions, she would not be under guardianship most likely. When you put up a fight and dont just give in, if it is being done nefariously, they should back off. The time in my family they tried to take over an elderly person, they gave her back. It was in Sebring and we lived a bit south of there at the time. If she needs someone to help her be respected and not bullied, I will gladly raise heck for her. If she is being denied her human rights, than the news is wrong about the guardian doing nothing wrong, unless dictating a womans life is now legal?
You brought them into this world and this is how they treated you. They won’t have any pleasure with her money. Karma will come
Their social media accounts are easy to find
Follow the money. Her family is likely doing this to her to access her money, so sad. Always know that the moment you enter the garbage legal system in this country you lose, no matter the outcome.
Greed
NO NO NO
She she appears very sound mind even if her body is not. The state doesn't have rights to take over people's lives like that.
This happens all the time.
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The "racket" where nobody does it better than FLORIDA. 😮 NOTHING has changed there. Cas cows are they.
They murdered my Father for his MONEY.......
Funny, my siblings aren't that worried as long as I'm taking care of her, I did fight off my multiple scammers for her though
Typical Florida shenanigans. Wanting to control women.
Reminds me of that Netflix movie I care a lot.
Everybody knows most guardianship systems never benefit the person. Some guardianship systems have a 3 system connection. The judge, the facility and the lawyer. They work together to achieve guardianship. It can be a corrupt system. When these systems are corrupt it can take many years to uncover the corruption because they do it so smooth and that's because many are involved on all different levels. Its a systems that needs a authority that cannot and I mean cannot be bought.
This is bullshit
You’re in Florida! I am in Palm Beach Gardens and I will follow this. I am going to pray for you. You’re still alive and it is YOUR MONEY so you can choose who gets it. I’m glad you have some family members willing to help you. 🥰🤗🫶🌹
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