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Wow! Out of context and full of ..... They have been living together from New York to North Carolina since 1995, so where in the hell kidnapping come from?? Why shouldn't they be entitled to get officially married, their already common law. Have they considered the fact that he wanted to secure her?

what did she want? His social security survivor's benefits? That should be tied to the number of years married even with the last wife.

Caregiver laws should exist in NC that prevent them from marrying or being in the wills of those they care for. Are they?

people never cease to amaze me. Unreal.

Vaughn Aiken said he was eager to visit North Carolina. "Hopefully I will be down there soon to go ahead and get him and see him and hug him and kiss him and tell him how much I love him," he said.

Oh yeah, that shows real concern for your father. You are only in Virginia, not across the country! He is in the custody of Social Services and in his state of dememtia may be very upset due to the change of his routine/home. Concerned son, get yourself to North Carolina NOW and straighten this out!!

I could not do that to another human. That is just downright evil. I worry about my elderly Aunt and Uncle, but they have 2 very loving, sharp eyed kids that keep an eye on them, and I am so glad of that.

"Maybe this story has been updated since some people posted, but the son says they have been in a long term relationship. He mentions the father talking about it as long ago as 2006. So maybe she isn't just some stranger trying to prey on an elderly person. xxxxxxxxxxxxx

If true, then they should have married while he was still in possession of ALL his mental abilities. Looks very suspect now, especially since she SAID they were going to a doctors appointment and then never showed.

This kind of thing is common. A "caregiver" ripped my dad off for nearly 10 grand before we were able to stop her. She didn't marry him but she had him signing checks and she was living large.

"They are both kind of old to get married. gnewsome1"

ummmmmmmmmm, NO they are NOT kind of old to get married! Old people get married too ya know. Why do you think there's an age limit?

HOWEVER, she was not trying to marry him for love I'd bet it was to take whatever items of his she could.

ANOTHER PERSON WANTING SOMETHING FOR NOTHING- deliah

she must be a lawyer? or a nc politician?

My husbands uncle remarried a relatively younger lady right after he was diagnosed with cancer. She had three kids from different fathers....we went to visit him right as things were appearing not so great. When we got there we had no idea had bad off he actually was. Didn't even look like him. She had someone coming over to change his will right after our visit - kind of rushing us out. They had the will changed less than 24 hours before his death to show that all of his life insurance policy and everything be given to her rather than his biological daughter. I inquired about potentially buying his motorcycle so someone in the family could have it (this was a day or two after his death) - she already had someone she knew on the way to look at it to buy it. She didn't have any sentimental connection with his belongings. So sad and unbelievable that these people actually exist.

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