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Category: Power of Attorney Misuse

Alameda County Financial Elder Abuse Attorneys: Financial Advisor Sentenced For Stealing From Elderly Clients

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Embezzled $2 Million From Elderly Clients Lured Seniors With False Promises Of High Returns Many Victims Lost Lifetime Of Savings Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents seniors themselves who are victims of financial elder abuse and the families of deceased seniors who have been financially exploited.  Often it takes […]

Marin Financial Elder Abuse Attorneys: Spotting And Stopping Financial Power Of Attorney Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Signs Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Never Give A Caregiver A Power Of Attorney Remedies For POA Abuse Among the most important estate planning tools for anyone are powers of attorney.  A power of attorney is a document authorizing one or more people (“agent(s)” or “attorney(s)-in-fact”)) to act […]

Sonoma County Financial Elder Abuse Attorneys: Use Of Financial Power Of Attorney To Steal From Seniors

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Alleged Theft By POA Unauthorized Withdrawals Totaling $120,000 Prison Sentence And Restitution To Victim’s Heirs Individuals with financial powers of attorney (POAs) for someone else have full legal authority over that person’s financial affairs, unless the instrument limits their power in some way.  The scope […]

Los Angeles Financial Elder Abuse Attorneys: Warning Signs Of Financial Power Of Attorney Abuse

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 […]

San Mateo County Financial Elder Abuse Attorneys: Financial Power Of Attorney Abuse Against Seniors

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 […]

Marin Financial Elder Abuse Attorneys: Arrest Of Individual For Using Power Of Attorney To Steal From Victim In Mental Health Facility

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Theft By Attorney-in-Fact Occurred Over Three-Month Period Victim In Mental Health Facility And Unaware Of Fraud Allegedly Spent Gambling And On Hotels And A New Car Misuse of Powers of Attorney (POAs) is always against the law.  Probate Code § 4231.5.  But when the principal is an […]

Santa Clara County Financial Elder Abuse Attorney: Accountant Stole Over $1.6 Million From Elderly Client

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Controlled 88-Year-Old Client’s Finances By Power Of Attorney Unauthorized Transfers Of Money To Personal Accounts Money Stolen Before And After Victim’s Death Many incidents of financial elder abuse of a senior involve someone, like a caregiver or new or long lost “friend”, who moves in (sometimes, literally) and […]

San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse Attorneys: Warning Signs Of Misuse Of Power Of Attorney And Steps To Prevent Misuse

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 […]

San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse Attorneys: Power Of Attorney Used To Steal From Elderly Principal

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Money Stolen Over Several Years Over $860,000 Gone Falsified Documents And Beneficiary Designations Older persons often execute powers of attorney (POAs) to appoint designated persons to transact financial affairs on their behalf with full legal authority to do so.  The person appointed under the POA is called the […]

Los Angeles Financial Elder Abuse Attorneys: Powers of Attorney Allegedly Used To Steal From Dementia Patients

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $300,000 Missing From Accounts Of Two Dementia Patients Residents Of Assisted Care Facility  Bills Unpaid, Threatening Their Eviction Powers of Attorney (POAs) are incredibly important – and powerful – legal instruments.  Sometimes, they are absolutely essential when the principal needs their appointed agent to take over the principal’s […]

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