I'm still catching up and working on my post above ... but did you all see the comment allegedly made by Sherilynn's mom's comment (see Family in my link above) and what did you think of it?
I don't understand how someone could legally take control someone else's property, if the person is not declared dead and/or given her power of attorney or something. And even if the person was declared dead, it would have to go through probate and be divided among the legal heirs, wouldn't it? Who has custody of the 15-year-old?