Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two Sisters Sentenced For Theft Elderly Victim In Care Facility $272,000 Stolen According To California Attorney General Just like older persons under the care of in-home caregivers, elderly residents of care facilities are also at risk of financial elder abuse.  Such financial abuse may occur at the hands […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Wills And Competence Issues Undue Influence Over Elderly Will Contests Financial exploitation of older persons stretches from theft of cash, jewelry and checks froma senior’s home all the way to elaborate estate planning schemes arranged near the end of a senior’s life meant to enrich one or two […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Man And Estranged Wife Allegedly Stole From Wife’s Great Aunt $117,000 In Suspicious Transactions Cash Withdrawals And Unauthorized Purchases Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs. Medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Don’t Be Rushed By Aggressive Sales Tactics Ask Important Questions And Review With Family First Free-Look Period Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for years. Deferred annuities impose […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Message Comes On Elder Abuse Awareness Day Common Warning Signs Of Elder Abuse Act On Any Suspicion Of Abuse On Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 15 every year), California Attorney General Rob Bonta provided Californians with tips to identify and report elder abuse.  Elder Abuse is a national […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Embezzled $2 Million Promises Of High Returns On Invested Money Offered “Investment Advisory Services”  Often it takes years for some complicated elder financial abuse schemes to unwind and be detected.  In many cases, the scheme is not discovered until the victim as died, particularly in the abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER High-Yield Investment Fraud Targeted Elderly Multi-Million Dollar Scheme Allegedly Ran or Six Years Individuals Plead Guilty To Multiple Charges Financial elder abuse may be limited to isolated transactions exploiting specific older individuals, but larger fraudulent and abusive schemes may be perpetrated on numerous elderly victims.  Seniors are often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Insurance Agent Charged With Raiding Elderly Client’s Annuities Admits To Stealing $1.3 Million From 79-Year-Old Convinced Victim To Transfer Life Insurance And Retirement Accounts Financial elder abuse causes billions of dollars of losses to older Americans and their families every year.  Much financial elder abuse, like other forms […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Widespread Risk Of Financial Elder Abuse Run Background Checks On In-Home Caregivers Involve All Family Members In Decisions Financial elder abuse is a crime in California and grounds for civil liability against the person who took the property.  Older Americans and their families lose more than $3 billion […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Stole $4000 And Neglected Elderly Woman Neighbor Called 911 Victim Admitted To Hospital For Malnutrition And Skin Deterioration Sadly, we share too many stories of seniors and dependent adults who suffer from neglect and abuse by in-home caregivers.  Where a dishonest caregiver is after a patient’s […]