Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolation And Control Can Lead To Financial Abuse Caregivers, Strangers, Domestic Partners, Second Spouses Can All Be Predators Identifying Signs of Financial Abuse Elder abuse is often associated with behavior that displays outward signs – bruises from physical violence or insults and threats from verbal assaults, for example, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolation Is Breeding Ground For Financial Abuse Unauthorized ATM Withdrawals Make Up Greatest Percentage Of Losses  Helping Isolated Seniors Throughout the United States and here in California and Santa Cruz County, incidents of financial elder abuse have skyrocketed as a result of the isolation of seniors, and the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolated Woman Falls Prey To Financial Abuse False Pretenses, Impersonations And Deceit Led To $4.85 Million Loss Federal Prosecution Awaits Defendant Elder advocates estimate that around five million seniors are financially exploited each year financially, with anywhere from $2.9-36.5 billion in personal financial losses annually. These astonishing figures are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Growing Problem For a Growing Segment of Our Population Over 200,000 Seniors In Santa Clara County All Are Potential Elder Abuse Victims Any senior is potentially a victim of elder abuse and the growing incidents of abuse and the growing elderly population here in Santa Clara County […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  “Elder Orphans” On The Rise Isolation Causing A Spike In Elder Abuse Preventing Elder Abuse: ”Everything Is About Preparation” Elder advocates have coined the term “elder orphans” to refer to seniors who have lost their spouse and children and are thought to be “orphaned.”  Sadly this category of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers Who Prey On Isolated Seniors Live-In Caregivers As Girlfriends and Boyfriends Keeping Seniors Hidden In Their Own Homes The Los Angeles County and California elder abuse attorneys at Evans Law Firm, Inc. see one common denominator in the financial elder abuse cases they litigate – isolation of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Stranger Allegedly Took Over $5 Million From 75-Year-Old Widower Defendant Sentenced To Five Years In Prison Allegedly Stole Cash, Stocks And Sold Victim’s Home Financial elder abuse of seniors is a real problem throughout the State of California.  The financial elder abuse attorneys at Evans Law Firm, Inc. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Influencers, “New Friends” And Caregivers Watch For Changes In An Isolated Senior’s Life ”See Something, Say Something” Seniors have suffered the most during the pandemic, both as a percentage of COVID victims and as a result of the harms associated with social isolation.  Social isolations inflicts emotional and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER When Agents Betray Principal’s Trust Powers Of Attorney Impact Financial And Personal Matters  What To Do When Agent Abuses Power Of Attorney In California and elsewhere, Powers of Attorney (POAs) can cover financial matters and also health and personal care matters and medical needs.  The California Probate Code […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Peninsula Man Arrested For Financial Elder Abuse And Grand Theft Charges Include Stealing Cash, Jewelry and Cars Attempted To Sell Victim’s Home When a financial predator targets an older person, they strike quickly and often attempt to take everything the senior has.  Often, the predator is a caregiver […]