Category: Elder Financial Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Los Angeles area woman was sentenced on financial elder abuse charges. The defendant will spend three years in California state prison after pleading no contest. It was alleged that the defendant committed financial elder abuse by stealing money from an elderly couple and a 97 year-old woman. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER As adults age they are more prone to isolate themselves socially. There are many factors that lead seniors toward social isolation. Chronic health problems, the inability to travel, and even depression can cause older adults to become socially isolated. When a senior is isolated socially, the potential for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The definition of undue influence contained in Welfare and Institutions Code, section 15610.70 was amended by the state of California at the start of 2014. The updated definition of undue influence applies to financial elder abuse and testamentary dispositions. In the past, in order to prove undue influence […]

A recent article from the January edition of the New Yorker has highlighted some of the most prevalent scams to be reported so far this year, all of which target older Americans, over the age of 60. These schemes pinpoint weaknesses and vulnerabilities in older people, and prey on unsuspecting […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER There were legislative hearings recently regarding assisted living concerns in California.  Lawmakers were told that complaints to the Department of Public Health and Social Services about assisted living facilities are being closed without proper investigation.  Advocates claimed that penalties against violators are weak and take a long time […]

Consumer fraud that targets Americans aged 65 and older is a problem that gets bigger and more elaborate every year, and 2014 appears to be no different. Each year, fake corporations, false advertisements, and fraudsters bilk older Californians out of billions of dollars. All types of consumer fraud aimed at […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER This is the time of year that people think about their relationships with their partners and family members.  Unfortunately, sometimes abuse is part of the family dynamic.  The cycle of violence is hurtful and hard to break.  Problems can occur when a child that was abused becomes the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Police have arrested six California suspects for allegedly participating in scams that defrauded senior citizens in Texas and Nebraska.  Authorities think that there may be more victims that have yet to be identified.  Senior citizens are often targeted for financial fraud because they have money and are seen […]

A financial assistant from Monterey, California, was sentenced to three years of probation for defrauding older clients of their money last month. In addition to the probationary period, Sandee Palmer Larkin, 65, will have to spend 120 days in jail. Because California has a high population of residents over the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Santa Barbara resident has been arrested on financial elder abuse charges.  According to detectives who investigated the case, the defendant took more than $650,000 from an elderly victim.  The victim is an 80 year-old man who has Alzheimer’s.  Santa Barbara financial elder abuse attorneys say that people […]