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My mentally incompetent grandmother is being exploited by her one daughter emotionally and financially she’s been grooming her love bombing her and acting very self centred over her well being for quite a few years she just makes it all about herself overall her daughter and is super selfish to anyone she’s manipulated her into making the will all about herself and only comes around when it’s to her convenience my grandmother is so deceived by her she even talks night and day about her non stop services are trying to protect her and help her and my grandmother won’t hear any of it it’s just my daughter is my world type of thing and that’s it I now have temporary power of attorney over my grandmother she also gets extremely manipulative herself towards me my grandmother she is domineering and miserable they both act horrible my grandmother has mental illness es and won’t get them treated either what should I do adult protective services and the law are investigating her I called them on her last year there both acting very stuck up aswell

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If APS is already working on the situation, there isn't anything you can do except to provide information that they ask for. They have legal authority, which you don't, unless you have your grandmother's POA.
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That’s likely the longest sentence I’ve ever read. Not a criticism, just noting how hard it is to decipher your situation. A will isn't a weapon and should not be a topic of discussion at all. A will is only supposed to be read and acted upon after the person’s death to carry out their wishes. Until then it has no need for discussion. There’s no such thing as temporary POA. Assigning a POA is a legal document that doesn’t change with the wind. If you feel an incompetent elder is being abused, and you don’t have legal standing to protect her, of course you should call APS. Calmly and rationally report what you know, minus the emotions. Know that after you do, it’s out of your hands. I wish you peace
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Athomechef Jul 21, 2026
APS is trying to work with her but like I said she’s very demanding my grandma and my aunt aswell is very demanding aswell both extremely difficult people each have their own agenda I would like rational advice on what I can do for now as one person
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You should really learn how to write properly. It would be to your benefit if you did. As for your grandmother and the daughter (your aunt) who you are claiming is manipulating and abusing her. You claim that your grandmother is mentally competent. If such is the fact, it's really none of your business who she gives what to. The person you're accusing of abuse is her actual child, not her grandchild. People tend to have a different bond with their actual child. Accept it.

If your grandmother is mentally competent, she can do what she wants and help out whoever she wants.
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Athomechef Jul 21, 2026
I’m not sure what my poor computer grammar has to do with my concern for my grandmothers well being I said exactly what was going on I feel that her concerns should be prioritized over my computer grammar I also have a condition myself which affects how i write and converse thank you
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What is your role here -- do you live with your grandmother? Where is your parent (your grandmother's son -- sister of her daughter, I assume)?

Can you explain what you mean by temporary POA?
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No One gets a "temporary" POA. You have either legally been appointed your grandmothers POA by her or you've not. And when I say legally, it means that your grandmother had a lawyer draw up the POA paperwork and listed you as her POA, and it was signed and noterized. And the fact that your grandmother suffers from mental illness, means that she may no longer be able to legally list anyone as her POA, and guardianship may need to be sought after from the courts which does cost thousands of dollars.
If you truly are concerned about your grandmother you need to continue to call APS until they step up and remedy the situation, even if that means that they now take over her care and get her the help it sounds like she really needs, as it sounds best that the state now take over grandma's care
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BurntCaregiver Jul 21, 2026
Funky,

A person can have a temporary POA. It's dated as to when it expires. People tend to do these if they are going for a major surgery or are going to be travelling.
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I'm not sure how someone gets temporary power of attorney, did you go to court for guardianship? What is your goal with all this? You don't sound very fond of your mentally ill grandmother so what are you hoping to accomplish? You might get better advice if you let us know what you're hoping to do with your POA.
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