Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Avoid High-Pressure Tactics And Quick Decisions Downsides Of IULs For Seniors Rising Premiums And Policy Lapses Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally cautions against indexed universal life insurance (IULs) for senior consumers because IULs are expensive, complicated, and tie up invested money for long periods of time.  IULs, like […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Is A Crime Seniors At Risk Of Financial Elder Abuse From Caregivers And Others Five Ways To Spot And Stop Caregiver Fraud Whenever a caregiver or other stranger is in a senior’s home there is a very real danger of theft, whether the caregiver comes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 2022 Martin Luther King Holiday Using The Holiday To Help Seniors Building The Beloved Community           Our ultimate end must be the creation of the beloved community.             — The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., April 15, 1960, in Raleigh, North Carolina The Martin Luther King Jr. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Some Resolutions For The New Year Best Wishes For A Healthy And Safe New Year The attorneys at Evans Law Firm, Inc. wish everyone the best for 2023.  At Evans Law Firm, Inc. we fight for the rights of individuals, especially the elderly, against unfair or illegal treatment […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Trustee Theft And Other Breaches Of Duty Removal And Other Remedies  Elder Abuse Act Remedies For Financial Elder Abuse Trusts are important estate planning tools to establish distribution of income and assets during life and after death.  The individual creating the trust usually acts as his or her […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Business Manager Allegedly Wrote Resident’s Checks To Herself Appropriation Of Government Benefits False Adjustments In Residents’ Accounts Just like seniors under the care of unscrupulous caregivers in their own home, elderly residents of nursing homes are also at risk of financial elder abuse from financial predators within the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Suit Alleges Suspicious Wire Transfers, Cash Withdrawals And Advances Victim Allegedly Lost $370,000 Fraudulent Wires And Transfers Allegedly Executed At Six Bank Branches Seniors can be victims of theft and financial elder abuse in single transactions or may be victimized by an entire series of fraudulent transactions or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unethical Agents And Aggressive Sales Tactics Deliberate Omissions Of Important Information False Promises And Misrepresentations Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for years. Deferred annuities impose significant surrender penalties […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Questionable Sales Tactics Targeting Seniors Deferred Annuities Are Illiquid, Expensive And Poor Performing “Teaser” Interest Rates And Unsuitable Exchanges Deferred annuities contracts are expensive and complex insurance policies.  Deferred annuities are not investments in index funds despite labels like indexed annuities.  Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against annuities […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What Seniors Need To Know Do Not Be Pushed Into An Annuity Watch Out For Surrender Charges If you are a senior, someone may offer to sell you an annuity. Agents may be aggressive in sales tactics and try to pressure you.  Do not allow yourself to be […]