Category: Elder Financial Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Why are powers of attorney important to have? Estate planning in all its varieties comes down to protecting you, your spouse, and your children and grandchildren after you die but also as you age.  A Power of Attorney can protect you while you’re alive but no longer able […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What is financial elder abuse? California broadly defines what constitutes financial elder abuse: (a) “Financial abuse” of an elder or dependent adult occurs when a person or entity does any of the following: (1) Takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains real or personal property of an elder or dependent adult […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What is financial elder abuse in California?   California broadly defines what constitutes financial elder or dependent adult abuse: (a) “Financial abuse” of an elder or dependent adult occurs when a person or entity does any of the following: (1) Takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains real or personal property […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What does the law mean by “capacity? A person’s ability to sign a legal document is known in the law as a person’s “capacity” to do it.  Capacity questions can arise for any person, but they most often arise in the context of a senior signing legal instruments […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reach Out To Senior Loved Ones and Friends This Fourth Of July Maintain An Active Role In Older Loves Ones’ Lives Happy Fourth of July 2026!  We at Evans Law Firm wish you a happy and safe Fourth of July.  We hope you spend time with loved ones […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What’s the problem with a free steak dinner or lunch? Insurance carriers, marketing groups and agents are creative in the ways they sell life insurance and annuity products to senior citizens.  One recurring example is the free lunch or free staeak dinner invite.  A free meal is always […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What are financial powers of attorney? Financial powers of attorney (POAs) are legal instruments which grant full authority over a person’s (the “principal’s”) financial affairs. The form for financial POA is found in California statutes. See Cal. Prob. Code §§ 4401 et seq. (statutory form for financial POA). […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What are financial powers of attorney? Financial powers of attorney (POAs) are legal instruments which grant full authority over a person’s (the “principal’s”) financial affairs. The form for financial POA is found in California statutes. See Cal. Prob. Code §§ 4401 et seq. (statutory form for financial POA). […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What is the definition of financial elder abuse in California? California broadly defines what constitutes financial elder or dependent adult abuse: (a) “Financial abuse” of an elder or dependent adult occurs when a person or entity does any of the following: (1) Takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains real or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What is caregiver fraud? Caregiver fraud is a recurring form of financial elder abuse perpetrated on seniors by dishonest in-home caregivers or caregivers working in assisted care and skilled nursing facilities.  The fraud tends to start out relatively small – theft of a small amount of cash or […]