In the New Year for 2014 there are four new elder protection laws that will affect elder abuse cases in a positive way in California, AB 140 adds the definition of “undue influence” for the California Probate Code...
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Financial Elder Abuse Charges Land Los Angeles Man in Jail
December 13, 2013
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A former insurance agent from Los Angeles has been charged with financial elder abuse. He was arrested and booked into jail on four felony counts of financial elder abuse. The announcement of the...
Attorney Allegedly Commits Financial Elder Abuse, Steals $3.5 Million From Elderly Doctor
November 8, 2013
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Another case involving financial elder abuse is in the news in California. This case was written up in an article in the California Bar Journal in October 2013. The defendant in the case is a San...
Identifying and Preventing Elder Abuse
November 4, 2013
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER According to the State Bar of California, one in seven senior citizens across the nation become victims of elder abuse. Sadly, the abuse is usually perpetrated by a family member. There are two major...
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California is anticipated to pass three new bills that would strengthen elder abuse laws in the state. Among other things, the definition of undue influence would be updated as it relates to financial...