Monthly Archives: June 2025

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER World Elder Abuse Awareness Month Staying In Touch More Important Than Ever Steps For Protecting Seniors June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Month built around June 15, which was made World Elder Abuse Awareness Day in 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors Should Avoid The Sales Hype Long-Term Annuities Are Costly To Exit Sales Commissions And Fees Diminish Returns Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come.  The concept sounds simple enough but in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Alleged Caregiver Fraud Family Discovered Suspicious Activity Steps For Preventing Caregiver Fraud Whatever the “form” or frequency or size of financial elder abuse, any taking of a senior’s property, or any assistance in that taking is a crime and grounds for civil liability of the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disadvantages For Seniors Costly To Exit Sales Commissions And Fees Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come.  The concept sounds simple enough but in fact deferred annuities, like fixed indexed annuities, are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Credit Card Use Victim’s Family Spots Suspicious Charges Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Stealing a senior’s debit or credit cards and making unauthorized charges are a common form of financial elder abuse.  Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Broad Authority Over All Financial Matters Risk Of Theft Remedies For Injured Seniors Powers of Attorney (POAs) are important and powerful legal documents that grant the agent appointed under the POA full legal authority to act for the principal who executes the POA.  There are powers of attorney […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Pension And Social Security Benefits Allegedly Stolen Online Access To Deposit Instructions Protecting Older Loved Ones Dishonest caregivers with unauthorized internet access may gain access to a senior’s pension or Social Security benefit profiles with just a few pieces of important information like the senior’s date of birth […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dehydrated With Sepsis And Multiple Bed Sores Patient Allegedly Neglected For Days Remedies For Families And Victims Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims and families in cases of the abuse and neglect of hospice patients and nursing home residents. We pursue all those responsible for the abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disadvantages For Seniors Penalties For Exiting Deferred Annuities Commissions, Fees, And Withdrawal Penalties Whenever an insurance agent or financial advisor of any kind suggests an indexed annuity for you, be wary, especially if you are retired or nearing retirement.  Indexed annuities, like most deferred annuities, impose withdrawal penalties, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft On Elderly Victim Forged Checks Alleged Preventing Caregiver Fraud While all seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse, those who are alone and under the care of an in-home caregiver are particularly at risk if the caregiver is a dishonest person looking to take […]