My wife (retired RN) and I, returned to NH from Alaska in 2006 to care for her elderly mother. My wife was primary care-giver for her mom helping with everything: doctor's appointments, paying bills, food shopping and preparation, daily exercise and loving family companionship for her mother with severe dementia. In October 2014, my wife's estranged sister and her daughter suddenly appeared, with very little prior contact, and virtually took over everything.
They isolated my wife's mother from her and all other family member/friends and began, what appeared to be, a calculated plan to change her Will and move her money around through tactics, including emotional, psychological and cunning manipulation.
My wife could not get near her mother, nor could her friends. With suspicion growing regarding the care and will being of her mom, my wife reported to appropriate authorities regarding her concerns about her mother's treatment at their hands. With that report, her sister/daughter filed aClaim of Defamation.
This is the precise conduct the NH Legislature and Courts wanted to bar to encourage people to come forward and report their concerns about elderly treatment and abuse in a January 1, 2015 law. RSA 161-F:46 requires individuals to report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation of incapacitated persons; and not be held liable.
My wife reported these suspected abuses and undue influence of her mom in good faith. Now she faces a Defamation suit that has already cost 18,000.00 to prepare for by a very good law firm. No legal case is clear cut, but this suit seems weak, but expenses are HIGH!
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