Category: California Financial Elder Abuse Attorney

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Influencers, “New Friends” And Caregivers Watch For Changes In An Isolated Senior’s Life ”See Something, Say Something” Seniors have suffered the most during the pandemic, both as a percentage of COVID victims and as a result of the harms associated with social isolation.  Social isolations inflicts emotional and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER When Agents Betray Principal’s Trust Powers Of Attorney Impact Financial And Personal Matters  What To Do When Agent Abuses Power Of Attorney In California and elsewhere, Powers of Attorney (POAs) can cover financial matters and also health and personal care matters and medical needs.  The California Probate Code […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Resolutions For 2021 Best Wishes For A Healthy And Safe New Year 2020 has been, frankly, a horrendous year in America.  COVID-19, the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Tayler, George Floyd, and others, and the refusal of the sitting President of the United States to acknowledge the will […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Peninsula Man Arrested For Financial Elder Abuse And Grand Theft Charges Include Stealing Cash, Jewelry and Cars Attempted To Sell Victim’s Home When a financial predator targets an older person, they strike quickly and often attempt to take everything the senior has.  Often, the predator is a caregiver […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Subtle And Not-So-Subtle Signs Of Financial Manipulation Why So Much Financial Elder Abuse Remains Hidden Doing Something About It Financial manipulation of seniors is of course a form of elder abuse.  But much financial manipulation can be subtle and difficult to detect.  Overt theft of an older […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Safe Ways To Include Senior Loved Ones In 2020 Older Loved Ones Need Our Love More Than Ever Live The Truth That Love Conquers All Happy Holidays from all of us at Evans Law Firm!  Whatever your traditions, it’s safe to say this year’s Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Types of Life Insurance The Differences Between Term, Whole Life, and Universal Life Insurance Particular Questions for Seniors Life insurance agents sell life insurance in three forms: term, whole, and universal policies.  Agents primarily approach seniors with whole or universal life insurance options.  The premiums on those policies […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors At Greatest Risk Pick Up On Common Warning Signs Get Help From Counsel Financial exploitation of seniors is an all-too-common form of elder abuse that is believed to cost older Americans an estimated $3 billion annually and perhaps much more.  The economic toll is only the tip […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reverse Mortgages And Financial Elder Abuse Dilemmas For Surviving Spouses Dangers Of Losing Your Home Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez looked at the perils of reverse mortgages for California seniors in his column in Sunday’s paper, and reached out to our own Ingrid M. Evans for her […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER When Agents Betray Principal’s Trust Powers Of Attorney Impact Financial And Personal Matters What To Do When Power Abused In California and elsewhere, Powers of Attorney (POAs) can cover financial matters and also health and personal care matters and medical needs.  The California Probate Code provides standard forms […]