Folks Of Interest Gene Winfield Needs Help

If Gene can establish proof of ownership through a title he should be able to get the sheriffs office to facilitate repossession. That of course depends on whether or not a title exists or what other paper he may have on the cars. Pictures could also be used establish Gene's prior possession of the cars.

If there is no paperwork on the cars or no written agreement between Gene and the person to store the cars then a lawyer should be involved and a suit filed in court. The court would then determine what has actually transpired.

That video message for help is clearly coming from Gene himself.

 

That's much too broad of a question to answer. Everyone has different family situations, different goals in their financial and elder law planning, different assets to protect, and so on. And obviously there will be State specific laws to consider. Different situations call for different strategies. That speaks nothing of long term care planning. Who wants to work all their lives just to give all of their money back to the government or long term care, or to taxes? Trusts, gifts, retitling of property, Medicare and Medicaid planning, the list can go on and on. Nobody likes to think about dying or being incapacitated, but it's selfish to not confront the issue. All that happens is the cost and trouble of picking the pieces up is passed onto your friends and loved ones, when it could have been all planned out.

People often think that a Power of Attorney is giving up your rights to control your finances and property. That's not necessarily true. POAs can be drafted to give certain rights and not others, and only become effective if you lose the capacity to act on your own behalf. But you need capacity to give a POA. Once you've lost capacity to understand, you can no longer give someone else a POA. We often think of this in terms of the elderly with dementia and so on, but the sad reality is that it occurs to much younger people all the time. People who have sudden medical issues like heart attacks, or are injured in accidents, have full ability to handle their affairs one day, and the next can be completely incapacitated. Someone needs to stand in their place to handle their affairs.

What I will say is that when it comes to these highly nuanced areas, a "general practitioner" attorney should not be used. Maybe for a simple will or POA, but certainly not for any long term care planning or asset protection. You wouldn't go to a podiatrist for a cardiac issue, despite both being MDs. Law is no different. I'm a trial attorney and wouldn't touch an elder law issue with a 10 foot pole. I call the expert on that. A true expert in this field would be someone who is a CELA, a certified elder law attorney, though a group like NAELA. Or have an advanced degree like an LLM, which is a Masters on top of a Juris Doctor, specifically in the area of elder law. Again, not to brag, but Mrs. FoMoPar has both.

 

I don't agree that it might be better to leave it to the queens on instagram.

I think it might be better to leave it to the Domestic Violence Protection Agency.

 

My mother has Dementia and she is 87. I have no idea what is going on with Mr. Windfield, and it is none of my business.

I can tell you that my mother thinks all of us 3 children are causing all of her imagined life issues. She is in the best health care facility in our area because she can not live at her home alone anymore. She simply can not take care of herself. She can't remember anything she did yesterday and may completely change her story in less then a 1/2 hour, or every other day, or it may be the same for a week before changing.

We are all on one accord to give mom the best life she can have and we are following the advice from several different medical professionals that are all telling us the same thing that we are seeing.

From my experience with my mom, I feel bad for Mr. Windfield, but it is not my place to get involved. There is too much information missing.

You should probably not be making judgments without having all the facts from everyone concerned, either.

My wife and I have invested in the legal process to get all of our affairs in order. If a time comes we can no longer take care of our stuff, we have the legal paperwork, procedures, and all the proper notifications have already been taken care of.

We figured it was the best thing we could do for our children.

 

This is 100% spot on. As I mentioned in my previous post, my wife managed the finances of hundreds of folks who were declared mentally incompetent by the government. This happened because they didn’t have the legal papers processed to dictate what and who would take care of them in such a situation. Many folks were incapacitated via accidents resulting in head injuries.
My best friend is going through this with his parents, one of which just passed a few weeks ago. It’s an absolute $hit show. His sister stole over $600K from her parents, the banks have the proof, but his father who his sister just put into a nursing home (along with her mother before she passed), did so without his knowledge, and his father doesn’t want to pursue it legally. They supposedly share POA 50/50. Prior, he spent every weekend visiting and taking care of them which was a 1.5 hr drive each way. He stayed there, cleaned the house, cooked them meals, etc, while his sister who lived 20 mins away did nothing. It finally got to be too much for him after doing this for two years straight while working full-time, he could no longer visit them because he was near a mental and physical collapse. His wife stepped in, and told his sister to step up. She did, but her first move was to put them into a nursing home behind his back, and within few months his mother was dead. This is family, so just imagine what occurs when other so called “do gooders” enter into the picture.

 

Whatever the circumstances and situation with Gene, posting videos on Instagram asking for help is not the answer.
All that is doing is creating a social media circus where no-one seems to know what is actually going on. It will not solve any of his problems, whether real or perceived.....

 

That is the truth. Either seek professional help or let it. What do they expect from an Instagram video? That all Gene Winfield fans turn up at the house of the guy who allegedly has his cars and force him to give them back?
That video alone shows that the lady who his with Mr. Winfield is not there to help him but to stir up some shit. Normally she should have sent Mr. Winfield to a lawyer to clear the legal situation. That would not cost a fortune. But that would not be so interesting on Instagram.

 

Something that everyone should be aware of.
In Minnesota and would guess all other states,
if anyone suspects that an adult of any age is getting taken advantage of can make what is called here a Vulnerable Adult report.
A call to Social Services, Law enforcment, fire, hospital etc. will put into place an investigation.
It is required by law to follow up and determine if it
warrants any more steps to ensure said person is not being swindled or preyed on.
Usually starts with a well check and can progress all the way to court appointed conservitor if needed.

 

Exactly. The issue with putting your business on social media is then people think it's information they're entitled to know.

Really, it's not our business, and I hope this thread is locked soon. It's Gene's business and the business of those close to him if he chooses. Putting it on social media only creates more drama.