Elderly Woman Who Says She Was Conned Into Signing Over Power of Attorney Gets Her House Back
A 76-year-old woman who says she was duped into signing her power of attorney over to a couple has finally gotten her house and cars back. Euna Dement, now bedridden and living in a nursing home, says that last year, Jeanette Tidwell and her husband Tommy Lee Tidwell, Sr. conned her into signing over her power of attorney to them. Dement says that the couple later put her in a nursing home and left her there. The Tidwells are being charged with felony theft and exploitation of the elderly. They are scheduled to stand trial beginning March 5.
Last February, Dement had nearly $92,000 in her bank account. One month later, there was just a little over $1000 left. Her home and her two cars were also gone. She also says that the Tidwells stole her Sony television and her sofa.
A lawyer helped Dement get her cars and home back.
Power of Attorney:
A power of attorney is a legal document that bestows authority on the appointed person to act on behalf of the principal (the person bestowing the power of attorney). The person given the power of attorney is called the attorney-in-fact. A power of attorney lasts until the principal terminates the power of attorney, becomes incapacitated, or passes away.
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