ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Signs Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Never Give A Caregiver A Power Of Attorney Remedies For POA Abuse Among the most important estate planning tools for anyone are powers of attorney.  A power of attorney is a document authorizing one or more people (“agent(s)” or “attorney(s)-in-fact”)) to act […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Present Potential Problems For Seniors Exiting Deferred Annuities Is Costly Policy Returns Eroded By 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Forged Checks On Victim’s Account Suspect Placed Through Agency Non-Medical Services Provider Forged checks off a senior’s account are a common type of fraud perpetrated on seniors by dishonest caregivers or other strangers with access to an elderly person’s checkbook.  Often, financial elder abuse by forged checks […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Victim Is 81-Year-Old Veteran Caregiver Entrusted To Pay His Bills Caregiver Allegedly Stole Thousands The consequences of financial elder abuse on senior victims can be devastating.  Some elderly victims are driven to the brink of homelessness due to lack of funds to pay their rent.  There are instances […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reckless Care Of Hospice Patient Allegedly Leads To Death Untreated Injuries And Infection Patient Developed Sepsis and Gangrene In Untreated Injuries Studies and reported incidents show that hospice patients, like skilled nursing facility patients, are increasingly at risk of neglect and abuse due to understaffing, unqualified provides, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Daughter Alerts Police To Suspicious Activity Caregiver Allegedly Changed Bank Account Address Unauthorized Withdrawals And Missing Statements Unauthorized debit and credit card charges are common forms of financial elder abuse.  Dishonest caregivers with access to checks and debit and credit cards are often the perpetrators of these forms […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Couple Accused Of Threatening Victim Victim Left Without Funds For Rent Suspicious Transactions Reported By Victim’s Granddaughter Reports of caregiver fraud and abuse appear almost every day in the news. Financial elder abuse of seniors by dishonest and greedy caregivers is one of the most pervasive forms of […]

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 […]