Category: Los Angeles financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Numerous Unauthorized Online Transfers Over $300,000 Missing From Elderly Couple’s Accounts Accused Of Forgeries And Fraudulent Transfers While all seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse, seniors under the care of in-home caregivers or other strangers in their homes are particularly vulnerable to financial elder abuse. This […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Getting Your Money Back Is Costly You Do Not Control How Your Money Is Invested Returns Diminished By Commissions, Fees And Caps Deferred annuities are long-term insurance contracts which require you to lose control over your investment, and some annuities may earn little to no interest.  If you […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Fraudulent Debit Card Use 1 ½ Years Of Fraud Alleged 76-Year-Old Victim Unauthorized use of credit and debit cards is a prevalent form of financial elder abuse of the elderly.  Dishonest caregivers and others who access a senior’s cards and PIN (or create a PIN through […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim’s Daughter Notified Police Of Suspicious Activity Change Of Address Of Bank Account To Caregiver’s Home Suspicious Withdrawals And Missing Statements Unauthorized debit and credit card charges are common forms of financial elder abuse.  Dishonest caregivers with access to checks and debit and credit cards are often the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $300,000 Missing From Accounts Of Two Dementia Patients Residents Of Assisted Care Facility Bills Unpaid, Threatening Their Eviction Powers of Attorney (POAs) are incredibly important – and powerful – legal instruments.  Sometimes, they are absolutely essential when the principal needs their appointed agent to take over the principal’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Theft From Victim And His Foundation $287,000 Missing According To Authorities Small Checks At Beginning Access to any older person’s financial accounts seems to be an almost irresistible temptation for dishonest caregivers, particularly if the older person is suffering from dementia or so elderly that they are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Was “Friend” Who Started Assisting Senior Daily Used Senior’s Credit Cards To Run Errands Guardian Reports Suspicious Charges To Police Isolated seniors are the most vulnerable to financial abuse because they have no one to watch over their accounts and help them keep track of their money. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three Months Of Alleged Theft By Attorney-in-Fact Principal Was In Mental Health Facility Money Allegedly Used For Gambling, Hotel Stays And New Car Misuse of Powers of Attorney (POAs) is always against the law.  Probate Code § 4231.5.  But when the principal is an elder or dependent adult, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Internal Audit Discovered 65 Unauthorized Checks Ordered To Pay $73,521.68 In Restitution Six Months Jail Sentence Seniors in assisted care or skilled nursing facilities face the risk of financial elder abuse by dishonest staff members similar to the risks seniors living at home do from dishonest in-home caregivers.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER <br> <h1> Disadvantages Of Indexed Universal Life Insurance</h1> <h2>How Seniors Can Be Harmed< h2> <h3>Don’t Be Rushed And Always Get A Second Opinion<h3> <br> Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally cautions against indexed universal life insurance and deferred annuities for senior consumers because these insurance products are expensive, complicated, […]