Category: Financial Powers of Attorney

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft By Powers Of Attorney Case Example Of Theft Prison Sentence And Restitution To Victim’s Heirs Powers of attorney are incredibly powerful legal instruments. The scope of the appointed attorney-in-fact’s powers is set by law and, unless specifically limited, extends to almost every form of financial transaction. See […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Transfers From Dependent Adult Account Dependent Adult In Mental Health Facility Attorney-In-Fact Used Victim’s Money For Her Own Purposes Abuse of a financial Power of Attorney (POA) is illegal in all cases.  Probate Code § 4231.5.  But when the principal is an elder or dependent adult, the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Power Of Attorney Authority Can Be Abused Case Examples of Power Of Attorney Abuse Legal Remedies For Injured Seniors And Families 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Money Stolen Over Six-Year Period Attorney-In- Fact Accused Of Stealing Over $860,000 Falsified Beneficiary Designations And Other Documents Older persons often execute powers of attorney (POAs) to appoint designated persons to transact financial affairs on their behalf with full legal authority to do so.  The person appointed under […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Use Care In Granting Powers Of Attorney The Risk Of POA Abuse Is Always There Theft By Use Of Powers Of Attorney Powers of Attorney (POAs) are important and powerful legal documents that grant the agent appointed under the POA full legal authority to act for the principal […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Powers Of Attorney Are Powerful Legal Instruments Possibility Of Abuse Of Power Always Present Examples Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Powers of Attorney (POAs) are important and powerful legal documents that grant the agent appointed under the POA full legal authority to act for the principal who […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Embezzled $2 Million From Elderly Clients Lured Seniors With False Promises Of High Returns Many Victims Lost Lifetime Of Savings Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents seniors themselves who are victims of financial elder abuse and the families of deceased seniors who have been financially exploited.  Often it takes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Signs Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Never Give A Caregiver A Power Of Attorney Remedies For POA Abuse Among the most important estate planning tools for anyone are powers of attorney.  A power of attorney is a document authorizing one or more people (“agent(s)” or “attorney(s)-in-fact”)) to act […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victims Were Assisted Care Facility Residents Family Discovers Suspicious Charges Unauthorized Charges On Two Patients’ Credit Cards Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home or a senior’s room in an assisted care facility or nursing home, credit and debit cards and ATM cards, checks […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Alleged Theft By POA Unauthorized Withdrawals Totaling $120,000 Prison Sentence And Restitution To Victim’s Heirs Individuals with financial powers of attorney (POAs) for someone else have full legal authority over that person’s financial affairs, unless the instrument limits their power in some way.  The scope […]