Category: San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Craigslist Caregiver Allegedly Stole From 89-Year-Old Unauthorized Checks And ATM Withdrawals Allegations of Financial And Physical Abuse References and background checks of persons hired as in-home caregivers are essential steps when a senior needs in-home care.  The risks of what can go wrong when a total stranger enters […]

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 $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 Trustee Standard Of Duty Demands For Information And Accounting Removal And Enhanced Remedies  Trusts are used by many people, especially seniors and dependent adults, as important tools for managing and protecting assets and estate planning following death.  Sometimes the individual creating the trust (known as the settlor) serves […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Altered Checks Discovered By Victim’s Daughter  Allegedly Stole Over Two-Year Period Deposited Altered Checks Into Her Own Account Given the potential for abuse, a licensed and bonded professional fiduciary is probably the optimal choice when a senior or dependent adult needs help with checking writing and bill paying […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Indexed Annuities Are Complex Insurance Policies Indexed Annuities Are Not Direct Fund Investments Surrender Charges, Fees And Return Calculations Indexed annuities are a particularly complicated variety of deferred annuities.  Despite the tile of this product and the various “funds” or “buckets” you may be offered to allocate your […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver And Assisting Relative Financially Exploited Senior Police Say More Than $171,000 Taken Victim’s Daughter First Detected Suspicious Checks Theft from a victim is over 65 is straight theft but is also criminal financial elder abuse and grounds for civil liability against the person who took the property […]

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 […]