Category: Elder Financial Abuse

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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Subtle And Not-So-Subtle Signs Of Financial Manipulation Why So Much Financial Elder Abuse Remains Hidden Doing Something About It Financial manipulation of seniors is of course a form of elder abuse.  But much financial manipulation can be subtle and difficult to detect.  Overt theft of an older […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Types of Life Insurance The Differences Between Term, Whole Life, and Universal Life Insurance Particular Questions for Seniors Life insurance agents sell life insurance in three forms: term, whole, and universal policies.  Agents primarily approach seniors with whole or universal life insurance options.  The premiums on those policies […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors At Greatest Risk Pick Up On Common Warning Signs Get Help From Counsel Financial exploitation of seniors is an all-too-common form of elder abuse that is believed to cost older Americans an estimated $3 billion annually and perhaps much more.  The economic toll is only the tip […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reverse Mortgages And Financial Elder Abuse Dilemmas For Surviving Spouses Dangers Of Losing Your Home Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez looked at the perils of reverse mortgages for California seniors in his column in Sunday’s paper, and reached out to our own Ingrid M. Evans for her […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Offers Important Suggestions For Senior Investors Know The Investment Professional Or Salesman You Deal With Ask Questions And Never Be Rushed Into Decisions The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in recent years has focused considerable enforcement efforts on financial elder abuse and fraudulent investment schemes aimed […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Indexed Annuities Are Not Index Fund Investments Indexed Annuity Policy Limitations On Returns Caps, Participation Limits, Annual Fees And Surrender Charges Insurance agents sell indexed deferred annuities to seniors as “safe” investments for income later in life.  But rather than take the selling points at face value, seniors […]