Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Embezzling Checks From The Elderly Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 29-year-old caregiver accused of embezzling more than $63,000 from a 73-year-old survivor of the Camp Fire blaze. The caregiver allegedly stole insurance money the senior received for her destroyed home.[1]  The case illustrates the access […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Risk of Financial Elder Abuse by Caregivers Spotting Financial Elder Abuse Earlier this summer police arrested the former caregiver of late Marvel Comic creator Stan Lee on charges of fiduciary elder abuse,and embezzling artwork, cash, and other assets, worth over $5 million.[1] Months before he died, Lee had […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Beware the Hype Consumer Risks, Especially For Seniors Annuities Are Expensive, Complicated Insurance Products Based on years of litigation experience, our lawyers recommend consumers, especially senior consumers, avoid annuities or life insurance.  Insurance carriers, marketing groups and agents tend to reinvent the ways they sell these products over […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse on the Rise in San Francisco Law Enforcement Only Investigates a Fraction of the Cases Cases of elder and dependent adult abuse in the City jumped 18 percent in 2017, according to a report released Tuesday by the Family Violence Council in San Francisco. While […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 100% of Seniors at High Risk of Financial Elder Abuse Criminals find seniors easy targets for financial elder abuse and theft. All seniors are at risk. While the elderly may be alert to well-publicized scams, financial elder abuse may often be slow and subtle and come from caregivers, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company Whole Life Insurance Required Disclosures to Senior Policyholders If you are over age 60, live in Marin County or elsewhere in California, and have cancelled (or surrendered) a whole or universal life insurance policy issued by Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Elder abuse is a real problem in Contra Costa County. Case workers at Adult Protective Services for the county report handling more than twice the national average of elder abuse cases. Elder abuse includes both physical harm and neglect and financial exploitation ranging from forged […]

A reverse mortgage is a financial product that is available to homeowners aged 62 and older that allows them to convert part of their home equity into cash. Seniors strapped for cash may believe a reverse mortgage is the answer.  But reverse mortgages are expensive: origination fees and closing costs […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Preventing Fraud and Abusive Practices Know Your Adviser Before You Buy Knowing who to trust for professional financial advice may be the most important step for consumers, especially seniors, when turning to an adviser for financial planning help. The San Francisco and California securities fraud and financial elder […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Court-Appointed Fiduciaries May Abuse Their Trust Stories of Embezzlement, Fraud and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Court-appointed conservators and other fiduciaries (such as guardians or trustees) don’t always protect the persons they’re appointed to protect. Increasingly, we hear of court-appointed fiduciaries embezzling or otherwise betraying the interests of their […]