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8/03/09, 11:21 pm

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My mother is in the early stages of dementia and my sister had her co-sign for a house. Is this legal and how could the bank have allowed it?

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It is not legal if the dementia makes your mother "incompetent"--not aware of the nature and consquences of her actions....

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James J. White, attorney

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