Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Suspect “Helped” 99-Year-Old Victim Run Errands Investigation Discovers Wire Transfers Of $582,647 Money Spent Paying Off Mortgage, A New Car And Vacations  We often write that seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse from various persons – caregivers, second spouses, girlfriends or boyfriends or other “new” friends, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complete Authority Over Principal’s Finances And Property Potential For Abuse Remedies For Injured Principals The most dangerous estate planning document which an individual may have is a financial Power of Attorney (POA). See Cal. Prob. Code §§ 4401 (statutory form for financial POA). The POA allows another person – […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Misuse Of Elderly Man’s Power Of Attorney Forensic Accounting Reveals Hundreds Of Thousands Missing Additional Allegations Of Credit Card Use And Obtaining Loans 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolation And Economic Insecurity  History Of Discrimination Consumers lost more than $5.8 billion to financial elder abuse and fraud last year, up 70 percent from 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).  While anyone of any age can be victimized by financial abuse, some groups may be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Wills And Competence Issues Undue Influence Over Elderly Will Contests Financial exploitation of older persons stretches from theft of cash, jewelry and checks froma senior’s home all the way to elaborate estate planning schemes arranged near the end of a senior’s life meant to enrich one or two […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Man And Estranged Wife Allegedly Stole From Wife’s Great Aunt $117,000 In Suspicious Transactions Cash Withdrawals And Unauthorized Purchases Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs. Medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Thefts Allegedly Occurred Over One-Year Period  Theft And Forgery Alleged On 29 Checks Greater Amount Stolen Alleged In Civil Elder Abuse Petition Check forgeries are a common form of financial elder abuse. Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home, accessible cash, checks, and credit […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Widespread Risk Of Financial Elder Abuse Run Background Checks On In-Home Caregivers Involve All Family Members In Decisions Financial elder abuse is a crime in California and grounds for civil liability against the person who took the property.  Older Americans and their families lose more than $3 billion […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Stole $4000 And Neglected Elderly Woman Neighbor Called 911 Victim Admitted To Hospital For Malnutrition And Skin Deterioration Sadly, we share too many stories of seniors and dependent adults who suffer from neglect and abuse by in-home caregivers.  Where a dishonest caregiver is after a patient’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Couple Are Caregiver’s Victims Forged Signatures On Victims’ Checks Online Transfers Seniors are vulnerable to financial elder abuse whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters their home for any period of time. When it occurs, this kind of financial elder abuse often takes the form of […]