My sister and her husband lived in a bungalow provided by their son to live in for the rest of their lives or until they no longer required it, they have been living there for 19 years.
Sadly, their son got ill (Cancer) and passed 1 January 2021. His wife of just a few weeks decided to dishonour the agreement with my sister and their son and told them to get out, of course they decided to go to CAB who advised them to seek the help from a solicitor, they did this did this however they had no idea just how much it would cost initially the estimate was for some 6k, but would get the amount back on successfully winning the case.
The stress took her husband in March 2023 major fatal heart attack, which left her alone so I stepped in to manage all her affairs, she asks if I could be her LPA for health and wealth.
Now things are getting financially silly from the initial estimate the legal fees have escalated to dome 65k, with more work and litigation to go. She has exhausted her life savings bar 6k which she will need to relocate to a new home.
She needs additional funds to recover legal bills and renovation costs and continue her legal battle.
The daughter in law is constantly harassing my sister in public and it’s making her ill. She appears to be stringing the things out the judge had advised her that my sister should receive £20k plus all legal expenses by the daughter in law is delaying and causing stress and frustration
I’d like to help her recover her life savings so she can a reasonably comfortable life.
Her only income is her DWP SP and a small private pension so getting a loan is out of the question. If she is unable to fund the rest of the legal proceedings, she may be liable for the other sides expenses if we stop now. We’re at the last hurdle with a good chance of being successful.
So please, any help would be very much appreciated