Category: California Financial Elder Abuse Attorney

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Family Spots Suspicious Transactions Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Theft 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 person doing […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 2026 Martin Luther King Holiday Use This Holiday To Help Seniors Building The Beloved Community           Our ultimate end must be the creation of the beloved community.             — The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., April 15, 1960, in Raleigh, North Carolina The Martin Luther King Jr. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Alleged Caregiver Fraud Prior Criminal History Alleged Preventing Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft Financial elder abuse has become a national epidemic. As many as one in 10 vulnerable adults are potential targets, according to federal officials, and their financial predators are most often caregivers or other persons […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER New Law Addresses Spoliation Of Evidence Lower Evidentiary Bar In Cases Involving Spoliation Spoliation (deleting, destroying or altering evidence) is a big concern in elder abuse cases.  According to the editorial board of the Sacramento Bee some years ago, a survey of 150 elder abuse cases found, for […]

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 Case Example Alleged Theft Of Victim’s Home Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud Often, financial elder abuse by starts out relatively small. But if the individual stealing an elder’s funds, like a dishonest caregiver with access to a senior’s money for example, senses he or she is getting away […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft From Seniors By Dishonest Caregivers Case Examples Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse All seniors (persons over 65) are potential victims of financial elder abuse, but seniors under the care of in-home caregivers are especially vulnerable when a dishonest person is in their home with […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Used Fake POA To End Life Support Accused Of Murder And Theft Of Victim’s Home And Money Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft Whenever a dishonest caregiver gains access to any confidential financial information of an elderly person, there is a risk that they will […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disadvantages Of Deferred Annuities For Seniors Exiting Annuity Contracts Is Costly Sales 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Important Elder Protections Under The Law Provisional Remedies To Protect Seniors Attorneys’ Fees Awards Financial elder abuse is a crime and grounds for a civil lawsuit in California.  See Cal. Penal Code § 368 (crime of elder abuse) and Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15610.30 (definition of […]