Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Reportedly Victim’s “Friend” Who “Assisted” Her Daily Running Errands With Senior’s Credit Cards  Suspicious Charges Reported To Police By Victim’s Guardian Isolated seniors are the most vulnerable to financial abuse because they have no one to watch over their accounts and help them keep track of their […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Made 130 Unauthorized Transactions On Card Over $20,000 In Unauthorized Charges Allegedly Used Credit Card While Victim Hospitalized Financial elder abuse of seniors by dishonest and greedy caregivers is one of the most pervasive forms of financial elder abuse.  Reports of caregiver fraud and abuse appear almost […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Example Of Recent Case With Allegations Of Threats Victim Financial Abuse Reportedly Left Victim Without Funds To Pay Rent Victim’s Granddaughter Reported Suspicious Transactions Financial elder abuse of seniors by dishonest and greedy caregivers is one of the most pervasive forms of financial elder abuse.  Reports of caregiver […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Attorney/CPA/Investment Advisor Allegedly Embezzled $2 Million Falsely Promised Seniors High Returns Funneled Investor Money Into Personal Accounts Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents seniors themselves who are victims of financial elder abuse and the children or other next of kin of deceased seniors who have been financially exploited.  Often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reports Of Financial Elder Abuse Rising At Alarming Rate Steps For Protecting Seniors Legal Remedies For Victims Of Financial Elder Abuse Reports of financial elder abuse of older Americans are rising at an alarming rate across the country. Financial exploitation of older Americans is not the inevitable consequence […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Increasing Epidemic Of Financial Elder Abuse World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15.  Established by the World Health Organization some years ago, the international day is intended to increase global awareness of the problem of elder abuse in all its forms.  Financial elder abuse is an […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Spotting Power Of Attorney Abuse How Agents Use POAs To Enrich Themselves Stopping And Suing For POA Abuse A power of attorney is a document authorizing one or more people (“agent(s)” or “attorney(s)-in-fact”)) to act on behalf of another (the “principal”) in financial or medical matters. Financial powers of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complaint Alleges Altered Checks And Forgeries Victim’s Account Allegedly Overdrawn By Caregiver’s Fraudulent Checks Unauthorized Debit Card Use Also Alleged We cannot emphasize strongly enough how important it is to keep checks, ATM/Debit cards, and cash away from caregivers or other strangers who enter a senior’s home.  Nor […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Powers of Attorney Grant Broad Authority How POA Authority Gets Abused 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Subject To Physical And Financial Abuse Multiple Charges Brought Against Caregiver Charges Include Theft And Reckless Endangerment Sadly, there are dishonest persons hired as in-home caregivers for the elderly who spend their time stealing from their patients instead of caring for them.  Incidents of caregiver abuse often […]