Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Victim’s Family Spots Suspicious Activity Protecting Seniors From Fraud 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Stolen Checks And Unauthorized Debit Card Use Alleged Money Sent To CashApp Accounts Protecting Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Stolen checks and debit and credit cards are recurring forms of financial elder abuse by dishonest caregivers with access to checks and cards, and account PINs.  Whenever a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Redirected Social Security Benefits Unauthorized Online Access Protecting Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Anonymous online access to pension or Social Security benefit profiles or phone impersonations of seniors are frequent ploys by caregivers intent on stealing from unsuspecting older persons. Whenever a dishonest caregiver gains access to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victims Of Physical And Financial Abuse Case Example Of Multiple Elder Abuse Charges Remedies For Victims And Families A greedy, dishonest caregiver with control over a senior in their own home can subject the senior to both physical and financial elder abuse.  Indeed, physical abuse or neglect of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reported Case Example Online Transfers And Account Access Protecting Seniors Unauthorized online money transfers are a common form of financial elder abuse perpetrated on older persons. Dishonest persons working for seniors in their homes as caregivers are all too frequently perpetrators of this kind of fraud. If a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Removed Elderly Woman From Assisted Care Facility Allegedly Added Her Name To Victim’s Accounts Victim’s Child Notified Authorities Of Account Changes According to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics, as many as one in 10 seniors are victims of financial elder abuse.  Their financial predators are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Powers Of Attorney Grant Broad Authority Over All Financial Matters The Risk Of POA Abuse Is Always There Examples Of Theft By Use Of Power Of Attorney Powers of Attorney (POAs) are important and powerful legal documents that grant the agent appointed under the POA full legal authority […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Credit Card Use Victim’s Family Spots Suspicious Charges Protecting Older Loved Ones  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 nursing home room, credit […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Abuse By Self-Dealing Case Examples Remedies For Injured Seniors Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs, and medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority over medical decisions and health care issues. The forms […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Dishonest Caregivers Steal From Seniors Example Of What Can Happen Protecting Older Loved Ones From Fraud 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 […]