Category: Elder Financial Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Credit Cards, Jewelry And Valuables Can Disappear A Single Caregiver Targeting Multiple Victims Protecting Older Loved Ones During The Pandemic Whenever a stranger enters the home of an elderly or disabled person, there is always a risk that something might be stolen.  It’s a sad truth but […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Are Expensive, Complicated Insurance Policies Hidden Dangers For Seniors Especially Penalties For Getting Out Of An Annuity Deferred annuities are contracts between you and an insurance company. You pay for the annuity through a lump sum or payments over time, and at some future date the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors Suffering During The Pandemic The Hidden Reality of Elder Abuse What Protections You Can Still Take During The Pandemic The ongoing pandemic has left seniors more isolated and at risk of abuse than every before. The statistics are bearing that out as county after county throughout California, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unsuitable Insurance and Risky Investments Exploitation of Anxiety Over Low Bank Interest and Increasing Cost of Living Promoters of Risky Investment Opportunities For every reported case of older adult abuse, 24 cases go unreported.  Elder abuse can be financial, physical, emotional, or sexual, and can also include neglect […]

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 – […]