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1. What a difficult situation. I don't have any good advice, but

Tue Sep 16, 2014, 04:33 PM

Sep 2014

I'm curious about the parents of this nephew. One or the other of them would be your mother's sibling. Are the young man's parents in the picture?

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My 80 yo mother is addicted to my drug-addicted nephew [View all] noiretextatique Sep 2014 OP

What a difficult situation. I don't have any good advice, but enough Sep 2014 #1

the sperm donor has never been in his life, and my sister died 8 years ago noiretextatique Sep 2014 #2

i agree noiretextatique Sep 2014 #4

thanks noiretextatique Sep 2014 #6

Do NOT call the local bar association. Divernan Apr 2015 #14

If you must get a conservatorship, and perhaps you must, No Vested Interest Sep 2014 #7

i do not want to take control of her life noiretextatique Sep 2014 #8

It sounds as though you are well-grounded in the legal process No Vested Interest Sep 2014 #9

thank you. he definitely has undue influence over her noiretextatique Sep 2014 #10

Sounds familiar. RebelOne Sep 2014 #11

very familiar noiretextatique Sep 2014 #12

how are things now? blackcrow Jan 2015 #13

Drug addicts SheriffBob Jun 2016 #15