Category: Elder Financial Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” Actress Suffers From Dementia Allegations Of Using Romance To Take Advantage Victim Has Been Taken Advantage Of Before Seniors and persons of all ranks of life may be victims of financial elder abuse.  Abuse strikes across all genders and socioeconomic groups.  When celebrities are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Employee Initiates False Claims Act Action Manufacturer Allegedly Failed To Test And Falsifying Results Employee To Receive Reward  Government contracts often include strict rules regarding product specifications which contractors are obligated to meet in order to qualify for payment.   Knowing failure to fulfill contractual obligations or falsely representing […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Another Caregiver For Victim Alerts Police Forced Withdrawal At ATM And Forged Checks Financial Elder Abuse, Larceny And Forgery Charges Financial exploitation of seniors can be subtle like online transfers of money in their account or online purchases with their credit card.  But financial exploitation can also be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Misappropriated $305,000 In Client Funds Client’s Checks Cashed But Never Invested Money Spent For Broker’s Own Benefit Seniors are vulnerable to financial elder abuse by any number of financial predators including those entrusted to invest their money like stock brokers, investments advisers and bankers.  Sometimes the financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Authority Under Powers Of Attorney How Agents Abuse That Authority Remedies For Power Of Attorney Abuse 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 Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority over medical […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Used Victim’s Money For Personal Expenses Two-Year Investigation Conducted By Authorities 18 Month Prison Term, 10-Years Probation And Restitution Residents of skilled nursing facilities and assisted care facilities are vulnerable to financial elder abuse just like those seniors who live in their homes under the care of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Be Wary Of Indexed Annuity Proposals Understand The Surrender Penalties And Fees Caps On Returns Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against deferred annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for years. Many deferred annuities impose […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fraud Risk When Strangers In Senior’s Home Red Flags Of Financial Abuse Remedies Against Dishonest Caregivers We present some red flags of financial elder abuse by dishonest caregivers below because experience has taught us that whenever a dishonest stranger or caregiver enters an elderly person’s home there is […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Scope Of Agent Authority Under Powers Of Attorney Examples Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Remedies For Misuse Of Power Of Attorney Powers of Attorney are important legal documents and generally come in two forms. Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsified Checks And Time Cards Caregiver Pleads Guilty Five-Years Probation And Restitution Sentence Whenever a dishonest stranger or caregiver enters an elderly person’s home there is a risk of theft.  Cash, checks and credit cards can disappear quickly.  It may be a one-time theft or a more sustained […]