Meghan Markle's half-brother has applied to take over their father Thomas Markle legal and commercial activities while he recovers from a stroke.

The 78-year-old may be placed under conservatorship, a type of legal guardianship under which singer Britney Spears was famously managed for 13 years by family members.

Thomas Markle Jr in Legal Bid To Take Over Father's Finances

They are granted when someone is no longer able to make their own decisions, such as when they have dementia. Thomas Sr., has experienced several health concerns in recent years, including a stroke in May. If approved, Tom Jr., 55, will be able to oversee a legal action against British photographer Jeff Rayner over staged images that caused Thomas Sr 'global shame.'

According to an unidentified source, Tom Sr., has had several health scares, and his son wants to do the best for him by removing any stress, as per Mirror. The images were shot before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding, and they caused the father-daughter relationship to fall apart. The images, according to Thomas Sr., were produced to assist him to improve his public character.

Thomas Sr. was also mentioned in a book as suggesting in a book that he would contemplate killing Mr. Rayner, prompting the photographer to obtain a restraining order against the former Hollywood lighting engineer. Thomas Sr. has denied that he planned to murder Rayner and will appear in court in November to seek $1 million in damages for the harm caused by the faked images.

Meghan Markle hasn't talked to her father since the faked photos, and Thomas Sr., was unable to attend the wedding due to a heart attack. He has yet to meet Meghan's two children, Archie (three) and Lilibet (one), Daily Mail reported. Meghan Markle was later said to be embarrassed at the manner the photographs were released, and Thomas Markle acknowledged to lying to the then-engaged couple about the faked shots.

Thomas Markle stated in a Channel 5 program that he sought to transform his public profile by arranging for nice photographs to be published. In April, Thomas Markle announced plans to visit the United Kingdom for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee festivities and to see his grandkids for the first time. His aspirations were thwarted when he had a stroke in Mexico, as per Metro.

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What Does Court Filing of Meghan Markle's Half-Brother Means?

Conservatorship procedures, in which a guardian is appointed with statutory authority to handle a person's affairs, are at the heart of a long-running court struggle between Britney Spears and her father. Regarding the definition of a limited conservatorship, the California courts' website stated that there are numerous forms of conservatorship. The restricted conservatorship is a kind of conservatorship.

A conservator is appointed by a judge to help an adult with developmental problems, known as a conservatee, who is unable to manage her/his personal and/or financial requirements. A restricted conservator may petition the court for the following powers:

• Repair the conservatee's home or lodging.

• Access the conservatee's confidential documents or records.

• Consent to marriage or withhold consent on behalf of the conservatee

• Make contracts on behalf of the conservatee.

• Give or withdraw medical permission on the conservatee's behalf.

• Choose the conservatee's social and sexual ties and contacts.

• Decide how to teach the conservatee."

According to the California courts' explication, the court would not award Tom Markle Jr., all seven powers and might take a more limited approach. There is presently no public information on what Thomas Markle's conservatorship may look like in practice, but the Sunday Mirror stated that the plan was for Tom Jr., to fight the lawsuit so that his father could focus on healing, as per Newsweek via MSN.

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