Yearly Archives: 2024

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Security Benefit Life Insurance Company Total Value Annuities (TVAs) The life insurance and annuity attorneys at Evans Law Firm, Inc. represent California clients who have suffered losses on all types of life insurance and annuity contracts, including indexed annuities and equity indexed universal life insurance. Indexed annuities are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Stealing $35,000 In Four Months Victims Are Both Elders And Wheelchair Bound Access To Confidential Information Allegedly Led To Theft Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other employee enters a senior’s home, there is a risk of financial elder abuse of the senior.  Access to checks, cash […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Risks Of Financial Elder Abuse By Dishonest Caregivers Recent Case Example Remedies For Injured Seniors And Their Families Many older Californians and their families elect to remain in their homes when they age and hire in-home caregivers to assist them when they can no longer care for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Sentence For Falsifying Caregiver Time Records 94-Year-Old Victim Protecting Older Loved Ones And Pursuing Remedies Falsification of time sheets by paid caregivers is one of the ways dishonest caregivers financially exploit older persons. Altering their paychecks to make them greater is another.  Using debit and credit cards repeatedly […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Broad Authority Given to POAs/Agents How That Authority Is Abused Remedies For Injured Seniors 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 over medical decisions and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Death Following Assault On 78-Year-Old Victim Surveillance Camera Captures Assault  Aide Attempted To Cover Up Crime Sadly, seniors in assisted care facilities and nursing homes are at increasing risk of abuse and neglect. Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims and families in cases of nursing home abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Increasing Epidemic Of Financial Elder Abuse Most cases of financial elder abuse, according to law enforcement studies, remain unreported because the victim is embarrassed or ashamed by what has happened, or because they suffer from cognitive impairment and are unaware of the abuse. Financial elder abuse is […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Are Not For Seniors Costly, Complex Contracts Withdrawals Penalties, Commissions And Fees Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come.  The concept sounds simple enough but in fact deferred annuities, like […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $1 Million Missing From Elder’s Accounts False Checks And Transfers Remedies For Seniors And Their Families Older persons lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics. The true figure is likely much, much higher […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Security Benefit Life Insurance Company Total Value Annuities (TVAs) The life insurance and annuity attorneys at Evans Law Firm, Inc. represent California clients who have suffered losses on all types of life insurance and annuity contracts, including indexed annuities and equity indexed universal life insurance. Indexed annuities are […]