by dengler
1. June 2009 07:16
One of the most common issues someone caring for another comes across is what to do with a house full of property and most of it of dubious or unknown value. If your ward is under your control through a court order you may need to have a professional appraiser come to the house and place a value. If you are doing the work while the ward is still competent then you can take an option of trying to sell the property at auction. We have just created an online auction site for guardians that can be found at our home page www.eguardianship.com. Also you can contact an EBay seller or Amvets to do a pick up and make a donation to charity. But for the most part there are probably items of value that you don't recognize as such. Taking digital photos and listing them on the eguardianship auction site which can be linked back to your company's site can be enjoyable and reimbursable for you time. An accurate record is created which can also serve as an inventory of your ward's property. This comes in useful when ultimately providing an accounting to the court or to brothers and sister who believed there was more.
The hardest part is letting go. I know with my own mother who suffers from Parkinson's; holding onto property is equal to holding onto oneself. But there can be a cleansing and renewing factor in being part of the process. I think of it like feng shui for the home. The less physical clutter - the less mental clutter.
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