My brother and I have verbally split the duties to care for my mum who has moderate dementia. She still lives at home. I have Power of Attorney and manage the bills, investments, accounts, tax, house maintenance projects, invoicing, all dog care and stakeholder comms (cleaner, gardener, daily visiting nurse) etc. I live three hours away. My brother's wife visits once a week to deliver shopping and takes mum to dentist, hair appointments. My brother does NOTHING apart from eagerly awaiting his inheritance. The issue is this: my mum's nurse had to take three weeks' off for an operation. My brother said his wife (my mum's daughter-in-law) would pop in everyday but would charge £500 a week. He told me it was NON NEGOTIABLE - I was in a hole so I had to agree and she has been invoicing me. His wife comes in an hour a day tops and does minimal duties. Basic food and shopping. Her invoice suggests she comes in four hours a day so the hourly rate becomes acceptable. Otherwise it would be 7 hours / £500 = £70 a hour which is laughable. As Power of Attorney I am paying the sum from mum's bank account but with great sadness. I find the whole thing totally unethical and greedy, particularly as my brother will benefit from a substantial sum in the will. I think my mum would be heartbroken if she realised his plan. My brother is wealthy and has a very senior professional job. Any ideas, is this legal, should a daughter-in-law be paid for attending an elderly relative. I am very sad and disappointed.... I don't need to explain our relationship has always been somewhat difficult as he can be a bit of a bully.