I have dementia and have suffered from two strokes. I am also a veteran (but served during a non wartime ) . I had a lawyer draw up a durable power of attorney set up with my daughter (no blood relation) as power of attorney and my niece as a secondary. Now Aging and Adult services has without notice taken over temporary conservatorship. They want to sell all of my real and personal property and place me into a home. I do not want this I want my daughter to stay in effect . I want to know how they are allowed to do this against my will? I did what I was supposed to do by preparing for this by having the legal paperwork already drawn up stating what I wanted! Basically the paperwork means crap and they are going to steal my money and throw me away into a home! My daughter takes excellent care of me and doesn't do anything before she discusses it with me and I tell her how I want it handled . Kern County Aging and Adult services are thieves. Where are my rights? Who do I get elderly protection from when I need to be protected from Aging and Adult protective services? I have worked hard my whole life to pay for everything I have including property , and now its going to be stolen by the county? Are there not laws that protect me from this?
I would fight it; contact your attorney tomorrow and get an appointment ASAP, but also ensure that your attorney has had experience in challenging attempted takeovers by government officials of your autonomy.
NOBODY gets to take anything. The judge will want medical records and financial records and whoever is appointed is supervised by the court and must file written reports to the court. All your assets are accounted for and protected.