A report estimates 43.5 million people in the United States provide unpaid care to an adult or child. Approximately 49% are providing care to a parent or parent-in-law, and a majority provide care for a relative. This type of caregiving can lead to family drama, especially when the person being cared for has money. If you suspect that one family member is providing care to elevate their inheritance, then it might be best to enlist other family members to assert themselves into caring for that relative because there is potential for them to become a victim of control.
See Michelle Singletary, Could Caregiving Be Just a Means to the Money?, Washington Post, May 19, 2016.
Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.
