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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your sibling has no standing to sue. NONE whatsoever.

Please pay yourself honestly, if your father agrees and this is something you really need.

I will note that for most of the middle class, adult children would never dream of making their parents pay for their help. I have never actually heard of such an arrangement as yours. My best friend and her husband and teen spent multiple weeks sorting through their mother's stuff before moving her to assisted living, paying for sundries, etc... and none of that labor was paid.

I find your nickel and diming a little distasteful, but if you're desperately in need of money, and it makes your father have a more attentive and willing helper... sure, go ahead.

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Also, the hourly rate should reflect what a caregiver would charge, not what your profession does.  As a lawyer I bill at $300/hour but would never charge that rate for caregiver tasks, if indeed I charged anything for that.[/quote]

Not OP, but wow is this an elitist and privileged response. Do you understand that because you bill at $300 an hour you have a huge salary and it's likely not as big a sacrifice to take off and help? Shame on you for trying to guilt trip OP. As someone who did an insane amount for free, I think OP has every right to charge the amount she is used to making and I hope she doesn't make the same mistakes I did.  [/quote]

Caring is not worht 80 an hour and its a money grab.  Hire help if that much help is needed.  I did it for free and I couldn't imagine taking money from a relative.[/quote]

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