Category: Power of Attorney Misuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Years Of Allegedly Fraudulent Transactions $1,295,000 Allegedly Taken From Elderly Client Twenty-Year Relationship With 97-Year-Old Client Seniors can be victims of financial elder abuse from strangers and from those they have known for years.  The older a senior gets, the more at risk they are and those who […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Stole Money Over Six-Year Period Over $860,000 Gone Falsified Documents And Beneficiary Designations 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 the POA is called […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Misuse Of Power Of Attorney Of Elderly And Disabled Persons Authorities Believe $3.5 Million Stolen 96-Year-Old Victim Nearly Evicted From Nursing Home For Non-Payment Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs, and medical powers of attorney, known in California as an […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Misuse Of Power Of Attorney Victim Recent Widow And Dementia Sufferer Allegedly Took $450,000 From Victim Recently widowed seniors are especially vulnerable to financial elder abuse by all manner of financial predators.  If the recently widowed senior also suffers from dementia, the risk is even greater.  Financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Now Deceased Victim Lived In Care Facility Money Spent On Vacations And Personal Expenses Of Agent Care Facility Bills Unpaid At Victim’s Death The potential for abuse of a Power of Attorney (POA) is always present because the Attorney-in-Fact’s authority extends to almost every form of financial and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Person Claims Attorney-in-Fact Misused POA Principal Seeks $891,000 In Damages Wants Title To Home Restored Powers of attorney (POAs) are significant legal instruments which grant appointed agents full legal authority to act for the principal who executes the POA.  The person appointed under the POA is called […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Schemes Undetected For Years  False Cover-Ups To Hide Abuse Forged Checks And Unauthorized Credit Card Use Whenever another person is in charge of someone else’s money there’s a risk of theft.  This is especially true for older persons who entrust someone else to handle their finances. Given the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Improper Money Transfers And Credit Card Use Allegedly Used POA to Write Checks To Himself  Elderly Victims Left With No Money In Account Powers of attorney (POAs) grant the agents appointed under them full legal authority to act for the principal who executes the POA.  The person […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Criminal And Civil Penalties Examples Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Enhanced Remedies For Seniors 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 (AHCDs), grant authority over medical decisions and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Four Year Legal Saga Since Lee’s Death Allegations Of Misuse Of Power Of Attorney Business Manager Used Power To Fire Former Advisers And Bankers Seniors are vulnerable to financial elder abuse by any number of financial predators including their own advisers and business managers.  Any senior, rich or […]