May I contact district attorney regarding a pending hearing?

I need some serious help if anyone would care to offer. This is about a family situation though I'm going to change things around just a bit.

OK. I know someone who is a trustee to a family trust (revocable). The trustee is a mess in every conceivable manner. She also act as a caretaker for the trustor who is 81 years of age.

She has gone through most of the assets except for the house. Though her eye is now on that and in fact it is actively for sale.

It is obviously even with out my help here to see that this is one unfortunate situation. The trustee spends her days at the house with the elder woman. In and out of the house all day and most of the time accompanied with one friend, two, three and then the party is on.

The trustee/caretaker (lol) spends hours and days on end with her so called friends while partying and enjoy METH.

I have spoken to every conceivable human being I can get to the phone and, and, Nothing ! Literally. All I get is: Civil this, civil that, or... protective services is just not used that or this way. It just goes on.

Now, or soon, the person with have to make her third (I think) appearance to settle and conclude a matter involving possession of a pipe and a small, small amount of crystalline-like substance.

I've seen the paperwork and listed is one felony and one misdemeanor. Of course, I'm sure, she'll have only to deal with some schooling.

In any event, every person I know and have spoken to indicates that this is not a good situation.... (I'll leave that alone)

This matter is in California and I am in Arizona.

I don't know what else to do. HONESTLY. I have called everyone there. It is as if they just don't care. Here we have a senior citizen and on occasion youngsters that are at the completely mercy of these people who do nothing, nothing but get high all day and all night.

What has to happen before one will view this as a serious situation and help in this matter. I need your help please. Thank you.
David Duke

PS My one last thought is this: Can I contact the Prosecutor's office by sending a letter outlining as much of this matter as possible. Or, do my concerns (and others) have no place in a separate matter which has not requested my input? My protocol, I don't know. Thank you.

First, edit you question and remove the identifying information (name address, telephone) or the question will have to be removed. That is a violation of site rules.

Each county in California has an Adult Protective Service. One of their mandates is to protect people over 65 when they are are unable to meet their own needs, or are victims of abuse, neglect or exploitation. The fact that the caretaker violates the law isn't the issue. Nor is the fact that she has gone through all of the assets as long as the assets were spent on the benificiary of the trust. You need evidence that the old lady is being abused, neglected or exploited.

A trust is a fiduciary relationship. That means all of the money spent out of trust funds must be spent for taking care of the benificiary. Most states require an annual filing of financial statements to account for the money. Those statements are the first place to look for evidence that the trustee is defrauding the trust.

Locate all of the evidence you can find that she's being mistreated and present it to both the prosecutor and APS for the county where she lives. Don't make it sound like a vendetta against the caretaker or they will see it as a family feud rather than what it is.