Category: Elder Financial Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Growing Epidemic Of Financial Elder Abuse Case Example: Unauthorized Use Of Senior’s Checkbook Protecting Older Loved Ones As many as one in 10 vulnerable adults are potential targets of financial elder abuse, according to federal officials, and their financial predators are most often caregivers or other persons in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Powers Of Attorney Explained Case Example Of POA Abuse Remedies For Victims And Families Anyone with a financial power of attorney (POA) for someone else has full legal authority over that person’s financial affairs, unless the instrument limits their power in some way.  The scope of POA […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Silent Epidemic Of Financial Elder Abuse Protecting Senior Loved Ones And Friends Remedies For Financial Elder Abuse Financial exploitation of older Americans has grown to epidemic proportions in the U.S.  It is referred to as a “silent” epidemic because so much elder abuse is never reported and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Locked In For Years No Investment Control Commissions, Fees And Administrative Costs As an industry saying goes, “Annuities are sold, not bought.” Don’t be one of the people who gets sold. Deferred annuities are long-term insurance contracts which require you to lose control over your investment, and some […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Victim Suffers Financial And Physical Abuse Caregiver Accused Of Assaulting Elderly Patient Protecting Older Loved Ones Physical abuse or neglect of an elder is often coupled with financial abuse, as the allegations in one reported case, discussed below, reveal.  Greedy caregivers, intent on stealing a senior or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Sentenced For Fraud On Senior Altered Paychecks And Submitted Fraudulent Timesheets Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Abuse Whenever a dishonest stranger or caregiver enters an elderly person’s home, jewelry and other valuables, and checks and credit cards can disappear quickly.   It may happen only once but […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Risks Of Financial Elder Abuse By Dishonest Caregivers Recent Case Example Remedies For Injured Seniors And Their Families Many older Californians and their families elect to remain in their homes when they age and hire in-home caregivers to assist them when they can no longer care for […]

San Francisco elder abuse attorney Ingrid M. Evans of Evans Law Firm, Inc. has filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of San Mateo County alleging that Gilfix & La Poll Associates, LLP, a Palo Alto law firm, assisted with the financial elder abuse of a senior.   The complaint […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complicated Policies Are Difficult To Exit Investment Strategies May Underperform Market Returns Eroded By Commissions, Contract Fees And Caps Deferred annuities are not similar to mutual fund investments or electronically traded funds.  Instead, deferred annuities are long-term insurance contracts which require you to lose control over your investment, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Specific Disadvantages For Seniors Exiting A Policy Is Costly Commissions, Fees, Participation Rates And Caps Whenever an insurance agent or financial advisor of any kind suggests an indexed annuity for you, be wary, especially if you are retired or nearing retirement.  Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally advises older […]