Category: Elder Financial Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Older Persons Suffer Abuse in Mendocino County Growing Incidences of Financial Elder Abuse in Rural Areas Evans Law Firm Represents Victims Seniors in rural areas throughout California and here in Mendocino County are as at risk of financial elder abuse and other forms of elder abuse as are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Greedy Caregivers Strike Quickly Seizing Accessible Cash And ATM Cards Hiding Bank Statements To Cover Up Theft Anytime a stranger enters the home of an elderly person, there is a risk of financial elder abuse. Caregivers especially have access to everything in an elder individual’s home and time […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Increased Isolation And Financial Abuse Caregivers Can Be Predators  Napa Caregiver Registration Authorities from around the country are reporting record spikes in financial elder abuse cases during the pandemic. Financial elder abuse is also on the rise here in Napa.  Periods of high unemployment and economic downturn such […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Churchgoers Swindled Out Of Millions Older Church Members Encouraged To Cash Out Other Investments  $3.5 Million Taken In Scheme Financial elder abuse can come from different actors and from different directions.  Sometimes, the predator is an individual in whom the victims have a great amount of trust, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Free Lunch Seminars and Ads Push “Financial Strategies” If It Sounds Too Good To Be True, It Usually Is Take Your Time and Do Your Homework Older adults are too often the targets of annuity salespeople intent on earning a sales commission.  Sales tactics include free lunch or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Incidents of Financial Elder Abuse Spiking in Los Angeles Most Reported Cases Include Both Physical and Financial Elder Abuse  Indicators of Possible Financial Abuse The United States has been plagued for decades by the epidemic of elder abuse.  The COVID-19 pandemic has only made matters far worse – […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unscrupulous Agents Earn Commissions On Unsuitable Products Misrepresentations And High-Pressured Sales Tactics Evans Law Firm Represents Financial Elder Abuse Victims Financial elder abuse is the most common form of elder abuse in the United States; elder advocacy groups estimate that there are five million cases of financial elder […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complicated Deferred Annuities Unsuitable For Seniors Beware of High-Pressured Sales Tactics Like “Estate Planning Seminars” “Bonuses” Are Marketing Gimmicks Insurance companies offer sales commissions as high as 10 percent to insurance agents who sell products like long-term deferred annuities to senior citizens.  In our current economic environment, agents […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Stole Nearly $100,000 Charges Include Financial Elder Abuse, Embezzlement and Forgery Couple’s Family Discovered Financial Irregularities Forced isolation of seniors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, together with the nation’s severe economic downturn have led to a huge spike in financial elder abuse cases throughout […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolation And Control Can Lead To Financial Abuse Caregivers, Strangers, Domestic Partners, Second Spouses Can All Be Predators Identifying Signs of Financial Abuse Elder abuse is often associated with behavior that displays outward signs – bruises from physical violence or insults and threats from verbal assaults, for example, […]