Hello!
I am a 56 year old American, working like a slave in the Dominican Republic for the last 4 years, for very low wages. I hold a B.A. in German, and an M.Ed. in Counseling from UNH, but connections are everything here, and I have none. The rooming house I reside in is owned by my mother, who is almost 80 years old, and in the advanced stages of Parkinson's disease. She is far from competent. A Dominican family has lived in and run the place for 30 years. I was the only member of our family who never came here at all, until I arrived 4 years ago. My only concerns are survival and the welfare of my three dogs. Unfortunately, other individuals, motivated by pure greed, are scheming and manipulating. My stepfather and mother originally co-owned the building. When my stepfather died, he left his half to my sister. I have never inherited a penny in the 56 years of my life. My sister would like to see the building sold, so that she can grab $20-30,000. My mother and stepfather, at some point, sold one apartment to a wealthy Canadian, who also wants the building sold, and has now actually colluded with my incompetent mother to give him power of attorney to sell it. I am not included in any of these manipulations. I am a very straight forward person, to put it mildly, and there is going to be some confrontation in the very near future. No one has any concern regarding the Dominican family, me, or my dogs. Do I have any legal recourse, before thing get out of hand?
I am a 56 year old American, working like a slave in the Dominican Republic for the last 4 years, for very low wages. I hold a B.A. in German, and an M.Ed. in Counseling from UNH, but connections are everything here, and I have none. The rooming house I reside in is owned by my mother, who is almost 80 years old, and in the advanced stages of Parkinson's disease. She is far from competent. A Dominican family has lived in and run the place for 30 years. I was the only member of our family who never came here at all, until I arrived 4 years ago. My only concerns are survival and the welfare of my three dogs. Unfortunately, other individuals, motivated by pure greed, are scheming and manipulating. My stepfather and mother originally co-owned the building. When my stepfather died, he left his half to my sister. I have never inherited a penny in the 56 years of my life. My sister would like to see the building sold, so that she can grab $20-30,000. My mother and stepfather, at some point, sold one apartment to a wealthy Canadian, who also wants the building sold, and has now actually colluded with my incompetent mother to give him power of attorney to sell it. I am not included in any of these manipulations. I am a very straight forward person, to put it mildly, and there is going to be some confrontation in the very near future. No one has any concern regarding the Dominican family, me, or my dogs. Do I have any legal recourse, before thing get out of hand?
