Yearly Archives: 2023

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 81-Year-Old Dementia Patient Victim Of Rape  Victim Has No Memory Of Assault Police Use DNA Evidence Discovered By Co-Worker Statistics show that 20,000 incidents of sexual abuse, assault and rape in nursing homes have been reported to the authorities over the last two decades, and the numbers are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Had Power Of Attorney And Stood To Inherit Estate Accused Of Lacing Peanut Butter With Trazodone Arrest After Police Discover Evidence Of Contaminated Food Financial elder abuse of seniors by dishonest in-home caregivers runs the gamut from petty theft to attempts to take everything the senior owns.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Powers Of Attorney Are Powerful Instruments Abuse Of Powers Always A Risk Examples Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Estate planning documents for most persons include Wills, possibly trust agreements and, especially as we get older, powers of attorney. Powers of Attorney (POAs) are important and powerful legal […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Holidays Are Hard On Isolated Seniors Include Older Loved Ones And Neighbors In Your Celebrations Maintain An Active Role In Senior Lives Year-Round Happy Fourth of July 2023!  We at Evans Law Firm, Inc. hope you have a great Fourth and encourage you to include older loved ones, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victims Were Assisted Care Facility Residents Family Discovers Suspicious Charges Unauthorized Charges On Two Patients’ Credit Cards Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home or a senior’s room in an assisted care facility or nursing home, credit and debit cards and ATM cards, checks […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 90-Year-Old Victim  Aide Accused Of Unauthorized Card Purchases Victim’s Family Alerted Authorities Of Suspicious Activity Dishonest caregivers with access to credit cards and debit cards of their elderly patients may quickly use the cards for unauthorized purchases and withdrawals.  Greedy caregivers may use those cards in stores, at […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Noticed Suspicious Charges Unauthorized Purchases Include Vacations Caregiver Charged With 30 Felonies Seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse from many different directions but sadly one of the most recurring is abuse by dishonest caregivers working in a senior’s own home.  Betrayal of an elder’s trust […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unlicensed Caregiver Purported To Be “Friend” Of Seniors Used Senior’s Credit Cards To Run Errands Guardian Reported Suspicious Charges To Police Isolated seniors are the most vulnerable to financial abuse because they have no one to watch over their accounts and help them keep track of their money.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Pitfalls For Seniors In Deferred Annuities Costly Exits: Surrender/Withdrawal Penalties Contract Fees, Participation Rates And Caps Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against deferred annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for years. Whenever an insurance […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Online Bank Transfers Of $900,000 Victim Allegedly Abandoned For Hours Found Wandering In Road No one should ever let a stranger in their home.  Particularly if you are an older person living alone.  If you need in-home help, thoroughly vet the individual before he or she ever enters […]