Dear Prudence: Can I Sue My Estranged RElative's Employer?

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Dear Prudence,

I recently found a note that said one of my family members who has done a super job of avoiding me for many, many years is alive and well! Not only is she well, but she has a job. The job is in health care in an office where I used to be a patient of their doctor. Do I have the right to sue? I would never have consented to a member of my family partaking in my care.

—Repeatedly Misled

Dear Repeatedly Misled,

I don’t want to keep you from a legal victory so, by all means, take advantage of a free consultation with an attorney. But I am about 99 percent sure this is not going to work out. And that’s OK. Spending some time dealing with and processing the pain of being avoided and ignored for so many years will leave you feeling better than a lawsuit ever could.