Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Misuse Of Power Of Attorney To Redirect Funds Unauthorized Withdrawals Totaling $120,000 Prison Sentence And Restitution To Heirs Individuals with powers of attorney (POAs) for someone else have full legal authority over that person’s financial affairs, unless the instrument limits their power in some way.  The scope of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Years Of Fraudulent Checks Alleged Unlicensed Caregiver Had Prior Criminal History Apprehended Trying To Cash Check After Victim Died Older victims lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics. As many as one in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Online Bank Transfers Victim Abandoned For Hours Victim Found Wandering In Road No one should ever let a stranger in their home.  Particularly if you are an older person living alone.  A dishonest stranger posing as a caregiver can rapidly take advantage of an isolated senior.  When a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Importance Of Background Check Keep Credit Cards And Confidential Information Secure Monitor Accounts Daily Based on years of financial elder abuse litigation experience at Evans Law Firm, Inc., we know that the risk of financial elder abuse of seniors by their in-home caregivers is all too real.  We […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Multiple Elderly Victims Caregiver Accused Of Forgeries And Theft Nursing Facility And In-Home Patients Victimized Financial elder abuse is a risk for seniors whether they live in a care facility or in their own homes under the care of an in-home caregiver.  Some unscrupulous caregivers prey on multiple […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Over 100 Unauthorized Credit Card Payments Alleged Victim’s Daughter Alerts Police To Suspicious Account Activity Unauthorized Transactions Allegedly Exceed $58,000 Seniors may be victims of financial elder abuse by strangers or new caregivers or “friends” entering their lives.  Sadly, seniors may also be victims of financial elder abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Continued Physical Abuse Alleged Victim’s Checkbook Allegedly Stolen Allegations Of Physical Violence Against Victim Evans Law Firm, Inc. represent victims of physical and financial elder and dependent adult abuse.  In certain cases, the elder or dependent adult victim is harmed by different kinds of abuse at the same […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Aggressive Sales Tactics By Some Agents Always Review With Another Professional And Family Legal Protections For Senior Consumers 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. Deferred […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Examples Of Insurance Agent Fraud And Financial Elder Abuse Many Seniors Among Victims Protecting Older Loved Ones Insurance agents and brokers serve as trusted advisors to their clients, ensuring that policyholders are adequately protected in the event of a loss.  However, on some occasions, unscrupulous agents abuse their […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Debit Card Use Alleged Victims’ Families Discover Irregularities Purchases And Withdrawals Reportedly Linked To Suspect  Seniors living in facilities are at risk of financial elder abuse from dishonest staff members in the same way that seniors still living at home may be financially exploited by dishonest in-home […]