Category: financial elder abuse

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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Get References When Hiring In-Home Caregivers Use A Bonded Agency And Ask Questions Warning Signs Of Caregiver Fraud Whenever a stranger enters an isolated senior’s home there is a very real risk of financial elder abuse.  This is especially true when the stranger is a caregiver, who may […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Used ATM Card Repeatedly Accused of Forging 24 Checks Totaling $137,000 Another Caregiver Helped Victim Discover Theft Elders and dependent adults are often unable to protect themselves from financial elder or dependent adult abuse and theft by unscrupulous caregivers in their home or in their room in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Are Complicated, Long-Term Insurance Policies Commissions, Fees And Surrender Penalties Erode Returns Replacements And Exchanges Of Contracts Can Be Costly Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities for older consumers because these complex, expensive insurance policies may tie up a senior’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $87,000 In Cash In Attic Filing Cabinet Missing Jewelry Pawned By Caregiver Caregiver In Home For Six Months Cash, jewelry, checks, and other valuables can vanish whenever a stranger enters an elderly person’s home.  The risk is particularly high if the stranger, like a caregiver, has access for […]