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Turbineguy

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2. A delicate situation

Reply to RamblingRose (Original post)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 03:53 PM

Aug 20

You could send her a text about the health insurance issue. Hopefully she will respond. Then pay the premiums directly from the custodial account. Like you did with the car repair.

A reasonable person would agree that you are using the money in her best interest. Giving her the money without being able to control how it's spent is obviously a bad alternative. If in the future she gets her life under control, she would be grateful.

Perhaps you should get some legal advice on this.

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Yes. Consult a lawyer. The money belongs to her and should have been marybourg Aug 20 #1

A delicate situation Turbineguy Aug 20 #2

Question how does she not know about it already? bucolic_frolic Aug 20 #3