Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victims Of Physical And Financial Abuse Case Example Of Multiple Elder Abuse Charges Remedies For Victims And Families A greedy, dishonest caregiver with control over a senior in their own home can subject the senior to both physical and financial elder abuse.  Indeed, physical abuse or neglect of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reported Case Example Online Transfers And Account Access Protecting Seniors Unauthorized online money transfers are a common form of financial elder abuse perpetrated on older persons. Dishonest persons working for seniors in their homes as caregivers are all too frequently perpetrators of this kind of fraud. If a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Removed Elderly Woman From Assisted Care Facility Allegedly Added Her Name To Victim’s Accounts Victim’s Child Notified Authorities Of Account Changes According to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics, as many as one in 10 seniors are victims of financial elder abuse.  Their financial predators are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Powers Of Attorney Grant Broad Authority Over All Financial Matters The Risk Of POA Abuse Is Always There Examples Of Theft By Use Of Power Of Attorney Powers of Attorney (POAs) are important and powerful legal documents that grant the agent appointed under the POA full legal authority […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Credit Card Use Victim’s Family Spots Suspicious Charges Protecting Older Loved Ones  Stealing a senior’s debit or credit cards and making unauthorized charges are a common form of financial elder abuse.  Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home or nursing home room, credit […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Abuse By Self-Dealing Case Examples Remedies For Injured Seniors Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs, and medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority over medical decisions and health care issues. The forms […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Dishonest Caregivers Steal From Seniors Example Of What Can Happen Protecting Older Loved Ones From Fraud All seniors (persons over 65) are potential victims of financial elder abuse, but seniors under the care of in-home caregivers are especially vulnerable when a dishonest person is in their home […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Online Access To Change Deposit Instructions  Case Example Of Redirected Automatic Deposits Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Fraud Anonymous online access to pension or Social Security benefit profiles or phone impersonations of seniors are frequent ploys by caregivers intent on stealing from unsuspecting older persons. Whenever a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Certified Nursing Assistance Arrested Accused Of Unauthorized Debit Card Use Protecting Older Loved Ones Unauthorized use of credit and debit cards is a recurring form of financial elder abuse on seniors by dishonest caregivers and others with access to the cards. Whatever the timing or form of financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Unauthorized Card Charges And Overdrawn Account Protecting Older Loved Ones We cannot emphasize strongly enough how important it is to keep checks, ATM/Debit cards, and cash away from caregivers or other strangers who enter a senior’s home. Never hand an ATM/debit card or credit card to […]