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I'm sorry for this distressing situation but you don't give enough details to discern if this is even a caregiving issue.

If it's her house, she gets to do what she did, whether she is impaired or not.

If you think she has cognitive impairment and are worried about her condition or self-care, then report her to APS.

As for housing, you can apply for section 8 with the county.
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BurntCaregiver Sep 1, 2025
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If the mother's place is the OP's legal residence, she can't just demand that she pack her bags and get out. There are legal channels a person must go through to force someone out of their legal home. Actual eviction. These kinds of laws are in place for exactly this type of situation. The person who the home belongs to gets a bee in their bonnet over something, or doesn't get their own way then it's get out of my house. There's housing laws in this country.

If the mother's place is the OP's legal home, she will have to evict her.
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If your mother's house is your legal residence, she can't just 'kick you out'. She has to serve you with formal eviction which would allow you (usually at least 30 days) to get yourself together and vacate her property.

When there's constant complaining and being upset, you should leave on your own. No one should live in that. I empathize with your situation, really I do. I lived it so I know. If you were sleeping on park bench and begging for money on a street corner, your life would be better and less stressful than it is now. Even if you and your husband have to go to a homeless shelter temporarily, it would be better than what you're in now.

Make a plan and actually leave your mother's place and don't look back. No doubt she will beg, plead, cry, and throw a tantrum insisting that you return the second she needs something. When she realizes her servant/slave is gone she'll pull out all the stops to get you back. Don't do it. Make a call to APS and tell them she's a vulnerable senior living alone and let them handle her.

I hope the dispute with your husband is not too serious that you split up, but if you do you'll deal with it. Good luck to you and I wish you the best.
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