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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m surprised your father has lived so many years with early dementia (15+?); they usually don’t live as long, especially when symptoms arise that early.

No, you have no obligation to your ex, legally or morally. And you have no evidence that his behavior is related to dementia. Your only focus should be on your DD, snd his impact on her but you do not have to be his caregiver. His old is your DD? Old enough to have a cell phone and call you if things get dicey?[/quote]

My mother had early onset dementia in her mid 50s and lived 15 years. The absence of other age-related health issues led to longer life span and other issues - in dementia unit, she was much more active and hard to handle for staff. 
The problem I see here is lack of medical diagnosis for dementia. It’s hard to get that, until late stage. 
Consult an elder care lawyer for advice. [/quote]

My FIL has been going for 20+ years and has only recently developed physical complications. It was quite scary when his body was robust but his memory was gone. He would escape and walk for hours. Once he went 15 miles in the winter before the police finally found him, and was totally unaffected by it[/quote]

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