Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Stopping Others From Changing An Elder’s Estate Plan Cognitive Impairment Of Settlor New Legislation Expands Use Of Restraining Orders We at Evans Law Firm, Inc. often see situations where a new “friend” of an older person, caregiver, trustee, stepchild, or second spouse takes unfair advantage of the older […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Given Financial Duties  Family Discovers Alleged Theft During Audit  Claims Money Needed For Kidnap Ransom We cannot stress enough that a caregiver hired to care for an older or dependent person should never be given any financial responsibilities.  Ever.  Even giving a caregiver a credit card to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Sentenced For Stealing From Multiple Elderly Victims Forged Checks And Stolen Credit Cards Accused Of Stealing From Facility And In-Home Patients Financial elder abuse is a risk for seniors whether they live in a care facility or in their own homes under the care of an in-home […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Get References When Hiring In-Home Caregivers Use A Bonded Agency And Ask Questions Warning Signs Of Caregiver Fraud Whenever a stranger enters an isolated senior’s home there is a very real risk of financial elder abuse.  This is especially true when the stranger is a caregiver, who may […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Used ATM Card Repeatedly Accused of Forging 24 Checks Totaling $137,000 Another Caregiver Helped Victim Discover Theft Elders and dependent adults are often unable to protect themselves from financial elder or dependent adult abuse and theft by unscrupulous caregivers in their home or in their room in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Are Complicated, Long-Term Insurance Policies Commissions, Fees And Surrender Penalties Erode Returns Replacements And Exchanges Of Contracts Can Be Costly Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities for older consumers because these complex, expensive insurance policies may tie up a senior’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $87,000 In Cash In Attic Filing Cabinet Missing Jewelry Pawned By Caregiver Caregiver In Home For Six Months Cash, jewelry, checks, and other valuables can vanish whenever a stranger enters an elderly person’s home.  The risk is particularly high if the stranger, like a caregiver, has access for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Misappropriation Of Funds By Trustees Removal And Damages For Beneficiaries Enhanced Remedies Under Elder And Dependent Adult Abuse Act While many Californians create trusts to hold their assets, seniors and dependent adults in particular may do so because they can no longer manage their own financial affairs and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Scheme Ran For Six Years 30 Elderly Investors Lost Money Charges Of Financial Elder Abuse, And Securities Law Violations While financial elder abuse may be limited to isolated transactions exploiting specific older individuals, financial elder abuse may also be perpetrated on numerous elderly victims.  Seniors are often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Checks And Credit Cards Stolen From Patient Rooms Two Prior Convictions For Financial Elder Abuse Theft Estimated At $18,000 Any nursing home residents is at risk of financial elder abuse at the hands of any unscrupulous caregivers, staff, and employee in the business office.  The thefts may […]