Yearly Archives: 2023

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Transfers From Dependent Adult Account Dependent Adult In Mental Health Facility Attorney-In-Fact Used Victim’s Money For Her Own Purposes Abuse of a financial Power of Attorney (POA) is illegal in all cases.  Probate Code § 4231.5.  But when the principal is an elder or dependent adult, the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Checks On Resident Trust Funds $73,521.68 In Restitution Ordered Six Months Jail Sentence Seniors in assisted care or skilled nursing facilities face the risk of financial elder abuse by dishonest staff members similar to the risks seniors living at home face from dishonest in-home caregivers.  Theft of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft From Elderly Couple Caregiver Pleads To Forgeries And Other Crimes Unauthorized Online Transfers Many caregivers are hardworking, compassionate people who truly care for the older persons they take care of.  But the reality is that they are also dishonest, greedy, and manipulative individuals acting as caregivers as […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Contract Expenses And Fees Exiting Is Costly Due To Withdrawal Penalties Annuities Are Not Insured Like Bank Deposits 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Subject To Physical And Financial Abuse Multiple Charges Brought Against Caregiver Charges Include Theft And Reckless Endangerment 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 often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Preying On Older Clients Examples Of Insurance Agent Fraud On Elderly Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Exploitation Unscrupulous insurance agents sometimes abuse their profession for personal gain by committing fraud on customers, particularly targeting older consumers in some cases.  Agents may exploit older consumers by selling them […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Power Of Attorney Authority Can Be Abused Case Examples of Power Of Attorney Abuse Legal Remedies For Injured Seniors And Families 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Money Stolen Over Six-Year Period Attorney-In- Fact Accused Of Stealing Over $860,000 Falsified Beneficiary Designations And Other Documents 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsifying Paychecks and Timecards Five-Years Probation And Restitution Pursuing Civil Remedies Against Abusers Cash, checks and credit cards can disappear quickly whenever a dishonest stranger or caregiver enters an elderly person’s home.  It may be a one-time theft or a more sustained theft through writing checks or using […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Accessed Credit Cards In Facility Residents’ Rooms  Family Of One Victim Notices Suspicious Charges Accused Of Nearly $16,000 In Unauthorized Charges Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home or nursing home room, credit and debit cards and ATM cards, checks and entire check […]