Category: Elder Financial Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Deferred Annuities Work Pitfalls For Seniors Questionable Sales Tactics Some insurance agents become quite aggressive when selling insurance products like certain forms of life insurance and deferred annuities. Sales of these policies generate substantial sales commissions and agents may not fully disclose all the facts about these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Many Victims Were Elderly Customers Unauthorized Trades And Money Transfers Money Allegedly Spent On Gold Coins And Luxury Goods Financial advisors and brokers have access to customer accounts and unscrupulous advisors and brokers use that access to steal from clients, especially elderly clients who may not catch irregularities […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolated Seniors Vulnerable To Neglect And Abuse Financial Exploitation May Accompany Neglect Of Patient Recourse For Families And Injured Seniors Seniors and dependent persons under the care of in-home caregivers may be at risk of neglect and isolation and at the same time financial abuse by those caregivers […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Questionable Annuities Sales Tactics High Commissions Drive Sales Steep Withdrawal Penalties And Lengthy Surrender Periods Agents receive substantial commissions for the selling annuities to seniors. Often annuity sales are closed on incomplete information. The consumer may not understand how these complicated contracts work and for seniors this can […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Resolutions For 2021 Best Wishes For A Healthy And Safe New Year The attorneys at Evans Law Firm, Inc. wish everyone the best for 2022.  At Evans Law Firm, Inc. we fight for the rights of individuals, especially the elderly, against unfair or illegal treatment and exploitation by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Some Resolutions For The New Year Best Wishes For A Healthy And Safe New Year The attorneys at Evans Law Firm, Inc. wish everyone the best for 2023.  At Evans Law Firm, Inc. we fight for the rights of individuals, especially the elderly, against unfair or illegal treatment […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Trustee Theft And Other Breaches Of Duty Removal And Other Remedies  Elder Abuse Act Remedies For Financial Elder Abuse Trusts are important estate planning tools to establish distribution of income and assets during life and after death.  The individual creating the trust usually acts as his or her […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Business Manager Allegedly Wrote Resident’s Checks To Herself Appropriation Of Government Benefits False Adjustments In Residents’ Accounts Just like seniors under the care of unscrupulous caregivers in their own home, elderly residents of nursing homes are also at risk of financial elder abuse from financial predators within the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Include Senior Loved Ones and Friends This Holiday Season Check In With Seniors During This Holiday Seasons Safe, One-on-One Time With Older Loved Ones Is Important Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year from all of us at Evans Law Firm!  Our firm represents seniors […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding Fixed Indexed Annuities Fees And Complicated Return Calculations  Lengthy Surrender Periods  Agents who sell deferred annuities like fixed indexed annuities to seniors receive a commission as high as 10% on the sale. Fixed indexed annuities are sold during times of volatile markets as offering security against falling […]