Category: Elder Abuse California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Court-Appointed Fiduciaries May Abuse Their Trust Stories of Embezzlement, Fraud and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Court-appointed conservators and other fiduciaries (such as guardians or trustees) don’t always protect the persons they’re appointed to protect. Increasingly, we hear of court-appointed fiduciaries embezzling or otherwise betraying the interests of their […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Tragic Stories of Abuse and Neglect Are All Too Common Accounts of nursing home abuse are really hard to take. But the reality is that residents are often abused and neglected in the very places where they should be protected from harm and cared for. A recently reported […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How You Can Lose Money On Annuities  Investors, especially seniors, can get into real trouble investing in annuities. Annuities are expensive, complex long-term insurance products that tie up your money for years.  If you need your money for an emergency or increased living expenses, you’ll pay a penalty […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Terrible Dangers of Opioids for Seniors Our country is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. A staggering 78 Americans die every day from drug overdoses, 2/3 of which involve opioids. America’s elderly are caught up in the epidemic too: opioid prescriptions to seniors increased nine-fold over a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Restraining Orders Protect Victims What Evans Law Firm Can Do To Help Restraining orders are a powerful tool in the fight to protect seniors and dependent adults from abuse. Sadly, seniors and dependent adults are vulnerable to all manner of abuse: financial, physical, sexual, and emotional/psychological[1] and restraining […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse At Banks Fraud At The Teller’s Window Fraud on seniors is increasingly in the news and scams typically result in a senior withdrawing money from his or her bank account. Unlike most younger people, seniors still go to bank tellers to get cash. Alert bank […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Court-Appointed Fiduciaries Wield Great Power Potential for Abuse of Power Court-appointed conservators and other fiduciaries (such as guardians or trustees) wield enormous power over the dependent individuals and properties they are appointed to manage and protect. Court appointments supersede earlier Powers of Attorney, trustee nominations and the like […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Beware Fixed Index Annuities Americans pump billions into complex fixed indexed annuities every year. Insurance agents push the annuities as a safe bet in volatile markets – they’ll tell you the policy offers the upside of market increases (the “indexed” part) with downside protection (the “fixed” part).  Advertised […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Living Arrangements Change As We Age Admissions and Care Worries 10,000 Americans turn 65 every day. The geriatric-care industry is booming.  More and more, seniors transition from their own homes to independent-living retirement communities, then assisted care facilities and on to skilled nursing facilities as their needs and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Preventing Fraud and Abusive Practices Always Check Backgrounds Before You Buy Hopefully, you already check the backgrounds of any contractors or caregivers or others you let in your home to do work. Checking the background of anyone trying to sell you an investment is equally important!  The Securities […]