Category: San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Physical And Financial Elder Abuse Of Elder In Wheelchair Caregiver Arrested On Multiple Counts  Theft And Reckless Endangerment Charges 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Pleads Guilty To Theft From Elderly Couple Charged With Forgeries And Other Crimes Authorities Discover Numerous Unauthorized Online Transfers Seniors are vulnerable to financial elder abuse whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters their home for any period of time. When it occurs, this kind of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Contracts Carry High Expenses And Fees Surrender Charges Make It Costly To Exit Risk Of Insurer Default 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 money for years and impose […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER All Seniors At Risk Of Financial Elder Abuse Protecting Seniors From Dishonest In-Home Caregivers Have A Plan And Stay Involved In Older Loved Ones’ Lives Older Americans and their families lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse according to the National Institute […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Powers Of Attorney Grant Broad Authority Examples Of How That Authority Is Misused Legal Remedies For 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Used Power Of Attorney Over 88-Year-Old Client’s Finances Transferred Victim’s Money To Himself And His Wife Took Money From Estate After Elderly Woman Died So many times we read that financial elder abuse is perpetrated on a senior by someone, like a caregiver, who is new to the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Attorney-in-Fact Misuse Of POA $891,000 In Damages Claimed By Senior Title To Senior’s Home Allegedly Taken Financial powers of attorney (POAs) are extremely important legal instruments which grant appointed agents full legal authority to act for the principal who executes the POA.  The person appointed under […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Use Of Debit Card Caregiver Employed By Home Care Agency Pursuing Civil Remedies Unauthorized purchases on the credit or debit cards of elderly persons is a common form of financial elder abuse by dishonest caregivers or others who gain access to a senior’s cards.  It may be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Legislation Effective January 1, 2023 Additional Protections For Senior Citizens The attorneys at Evans Law Firm, Inc. fight for the rights of individuals, especially the elderly, against unfair or illegal treatment and exploitation by others.  Based on our experience we know firsthand that all seniors, male or female, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company Annuities Nationwide’s New Heights© Products J.P. Morgan MOZAIC I and MOZAIC II Investment Strategies Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company, part of the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Group, issues fixed indexed annuities in California under the trade names Nationwide New Heights©, Nationwide High […]