Category: California Financial Elder Abuse Attorney

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Stealing Over $700,000 Allegedly Falsified Business Loan Applications Kept Victim Isolated We cannot emphasize strongly enough that it is always a mistake to involve a caregiver in a senior’s finances.  Always.  Even if the caregiver is an honest person, he or she likely knows little about […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Spotting Power Of Attorney Abuse How Agents Use POAs To Enrich Themselves Stopping And Suing For POA Abuse A power of attorney is a document authorizing one or more people (“agent(s)” or “attorney(s)-in-fact”)) to act on behalf of another (the “principal”) in financial or medical matters. Financial powers of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Evans Law Firm Represents Victims And Families Financial Elder Abuse And Invalid Deathbed Estate Changes Contingent And Hourly Representations Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims of financial elder abuse and their families in pursuing all persons who financially exploit the elderly.  During a senior’s lifetime, the abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Are Unsuitable Investments For Seniors Costly Penalties On Getting Your Money Back Participation Rates And Caps And Fees Lower Returns Deferred annuities are insurance contracts where the policyholder pays a premium to an insurance carrier now for income payments in the future.  Evans Law Firm, Inc. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Money Stolen Over Several Years Over $860,000 Gone Falsified Documents And Beneficiary Designations 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 the POA is called the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Noticed Suspicious Charges On Credit Card Allegedly Unauthorized Purchases Include Vacations 30 Felonies Of Unauthorized Credit Card Use 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Forged Or Altered Checks For Years Unlicensed Caregiver Had Prior Criminal History Allegedly Cashed Large Check Day After Senior Died Older victims lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics. As many […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $300,000 Missing From Accounts Of Two Dementia Patients Residents Of Assisted Care Facility  Bills Unpaid, Threatening Their Eviction Powers of Attorney (POAs) are incredibly important – and powerful – legal instruments.  Sometimes, they are absolutely essential when the principal needs their appointed agent to take over the principal’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly ALS Victim Suffered From Caregiver Accused Of Trying To Strangle Victim Allegedly Flees With $4000 In Stolen Cash Greedy caregivers, intent only on stealing a senior or dependent person’s money or possessions, care little about their health and may abuse or neglect them as part of the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Costly To Get Your Money Back Interest Crediting Rules Operate In Carrier’s Favor Contract Fees And Risks Of Loss 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 […]