Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 79-Year-Old Victim Convinced Victim To Surrender Life Insurance And Annuities Used Victim’s Money To Pay Off Other Defrauded Customers All seniors are potential victims to various financial predators.  Financial predators on seniors include in-home caregivers, retirement planners, insurance agents and other salespeople, bankers, trustees, conservators, financial advisors, brokers, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Warning Signs Of Fraud And Dishonesty Missing Money Or Possessions Social Security, Pension And Other Benefits Every senior residing in an assisted care or skilled nursing facility faces a real danger of financial elder abuse by dishonest staff and administrators.  Theft of cash and jewelry from nursing home […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022  Staying In Touch More Important Than Ever Post-Pandemic Steps For Protecting Seniors Today, June 15, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), launched in 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Bank And Credit Cards Allegedly Stolen 71-Year-Old Victim Suffered From Cerebral Palsy Stolen Credit Cards Allegedly Used At Multiple Stores Every time a stranger or caregiver enters an elder or dependent adult’s home, there is a risk of theft.  Every time.  Older persons or dependent adults are really […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Manager Depletes Victim’s Bank Account New Caregiver Discovered Missing Money Money Taken Over Four-Year Period Unscrupulous persons with access to a senior’s financial information, bank accounts Social Security numbers, credit cards, checks or cash can take advantage of that access and steal from the older person.  When the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver First Charged With Forging Checks  Subsequently Pawns Allegedly Stolen Jewelry  Allegedly Wrote Herself Checks Instead Of Paying Bills We share with our readers over and over the advice that a caregiver should never be given any financial responsibilities.  Ever.  Every single time a caregiver (or other stranger) […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Always Get A Second Opinion First  Fees And Withdrawal Penalties Deceptive Sales Tactics The basic premise of a deferred annuity is this: you pay a premium to an insurance carrier now for an income stream to be paid to you many years in the future. But deferred annuity […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Stopping Others From Changing An Elder’s Estate Plan Cognitive Impairment Of Settlor New Legislation Expands Use Of Restraining Orders We at Evans Law Firm, Inc. often see situations where a new “friend” of an older person, caregiver, trustee, stepchild, or second spouse takes unfair advantage of the older […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Given Financial Duties  Family Discovers Alleged Theft During Audit  Claims Money Needed For Kidnap Ransom We cannot stress enough that a caregiver hired to care for an older or dependent person should never be given any financial responsibilities.  Ever.  Even giving a caregiver a credit card to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Sentenced For Stealing From Multiple Elderly Victims Forged Checks And Stolen Credit Cards Accused Of Stealing From Facility And In-Home Patients 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 […]