On March 31, Catherine Huff visited her father, Sam Huff—legendary linebacker for the Washington Redskins, to take him to a dentist appointment. Sam currently suffers from dementia, and his daughter capitalized on his disease by never returning him to the home. The Huff family is now in a dispute over who should be making his medical and financial decisions. His live-in domestic and business partner petitioned the court for Sam to be returned to her care at their home and appointment of her as Sam’s guardian. In 2011, Catherine was named his durable power of attorney, giving her control over his finances, and his partner was named in an Advance Medical Directive to be responsible for his health-care decisions. Upon his kidnapping, Sam signed another AMD, appointing his daughter to be in charge of his medical decisions.
See Rick Maese & Julie Tate, Sam Huff Needs Help Making Life Decisions; There Is a Fight Over Who Should Do It, Washington Post, September 2, 2016.
Special thanks to Jay Brinker (Attorney, Cincinnati, Ohio) for bringing this article to my attention.
