Category: Financial Powers of Attorney

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 Using Power Of Attorney To Commit Fraud Using POA After Principal’s Death Remedies When POA Agents Commit Fraud 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Misuse Of Powers Of Attorney Case Studies of POA Abuse State And Federal Laws On POA Misuse 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Misuse Of Elderly Man’s Power Of Attorney Forensic Accounting Reveals Hundreds Of Thousands Missing Additional Allegations Of Credit Card Use And Obtaining Loans 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 […]

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 Redirected Annuity Payments $120,000 In Unauthorized Withdrawals Two-Year Sentence And Restitution Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs and a medical power of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directive (AHCD) grants authority over all medical decisions and health […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Is A Crime Seniors At Risk Of Financial Elder Abuse From Caregivers And Others Five Ways To Spot And Stop Caregiver Fraud Whenever a caregiver or other stranger is in a senior’s home there is a very real danger of theft, whether the caregiver comes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Family Discovers Large, Unusual Transactions Caregiver Had Senior’s Credit Card And Checks Caregivers Alleges That Senior Made Gifts To Her There is a very real danger of theft and financial elder abuse whenever a caregiver has access to a senior’s credit cards, cash, checks, or bank account information.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Using A Power Of Attorney To Steal Abusers Revoke Prior Powers Recourse For Victims And Their Families Powers of Attorney (POAs) can cover financial matters and also health and personal care matters and medical needs.  The California Probate Code provides standard forms for both types of POAs.  See […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Advisors Accused Of Stealing From Older Clients Forgeries And Using Revoked Power Of Attorney  Accessing Client’s Accounts After Being Fired Taking a senior’s property and money is a crime and grounds for civil suit.  See Cal. Penal Code § 368 (crime of elder abuse) and Cal. Welf. & […]