Category: California Financial Elder Abuse Attorney

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 82-Year-Old Victim POA Allegedly Transferred Thousands To His Own Accounts 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 Dishonest Caregivers With Access To Checks Stolen And Forged Checks Alleged How To Help Protect Older Loved Ones While all seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse, those who are alone and under the care of an in-home caregiver or employing a non-medical assistant are particularly at […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Reportedly isolated Herself From Others Reverse Mortgage And Other Tricks Used To Gain Control Victim Estranged From Family At End of Life Many California seniors live in homes whose value has increased enormously over the years at the same time that their income is stagnant.  Some of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Stealing Over $35,000 From Elderly Couple Husband And Wife Both Wheelchair-Bound Protecting Older Loved Ones Access to sensitive financial information is fre4quently the means by which dishonest caregivers and others steal from elderly people.  We at Evans Law Firm, Inc. see these kind of financial elder […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Stealing Identities Of Care Home Residents Family Of 82-Year-Old Victim Notices Unauthorized Transactions Protecting Older Loved Ones And Pursuing Remedies Unauthorized purchases and unauthorized online access to a senior’s bank accounts are recurring forms of financial elder abuse.  We at Evans Law Firm, Inc. see these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Debit Card Use 130 Fraudulent Purchases Alleged Remedies For Injured Seniors Any wrongful taking of a senior’s property, or any assistance in that taking by a friend or spouse of the dishonest caregiver, constitutes financial elder abuse and grounds for civil liability of the person doing the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER City Commissioner Accused Of Financial Elder Abuse Alleged Exploitation of Local Senior 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Over $1 Million Missing From Senior’s Bank Accounts Large “Gifts” And Multiple Fraudulent Checks Alleged Remedies For Seniors And Their Families As many as one in 10 vulnerable adults are potential targets, according to federal officials, and their financial predators are most often caregivers or other persons with […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Couple Defrauded By In-Home Caregiver Forgeries And Other Crimes Unauthorized Online Transfers From Couple’s Bank Accounts Allowing strangers in your home is never a good idea.  Particularly if you’re an older person who lives alone.  Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters an isolated senior’s home […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsified Timesheets And Excessive Payments Time Discrepancies Discovered By Family Protecting Seniors From Fraud California broadly defines what constitutes financial elder or dependent adult abuse: (a) “Financial abuse” of an elder or dependent adult occurs when a person or entity does any of the following: (1) Takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, […]