Category: Power of Attorney Misuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Attorneys-in-Fact Have Broad Powers How That Power Is Abused Remedies For Senior Victims Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs. Medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority over medical decisions and health care […]

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 Claims Of Attorney-in-Fact Misuse Of POA $891,000 In Damages Sought  Recovering Stolen Home Financial 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 the Principal’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Powers Of Attorney Are Important Legal Instruments Possibility Of Abuse Always Present How Powers Of Attorney Can Be Misused 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 executes the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 89-year-Old Victim Man Used Forged Power Of Attorney To Sell Victim’s Home Claimed To Be Victim’s Nephew Powers of Attorney (POAs) are incredibly important – and powerful – legal instruments.  Sometimes, they are essential when the principal needs their appointed agent to take care of a business matter […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Misuse Of Power Of Attorney To Redirect Funds Unauthorized Withdrawals Totaling $120,000 Prison Sentence And Restitution To Heirs Individuals with 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 of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Couple Uses Power Of Attorney To Steal Authorities Alleged $117,000 In Suspicious Transactions Unauthorized Purchases And Cash Withdrawals Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs. Medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority over […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Powers Of Attorney Grant Broad Authority Examples Of How That Authority Is Misused Legal Remedies For POA Misuse 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Used Power Of Attorney Over 88-Year-Old Client’s Finances Transferred Victim’s Money To Himself And His Wife Took Money From Estate After Elderly Woman Died So many times we read that financial elder abuse is perpetrated on a senior by someone, like a caregiver, who is new to the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Attorney-in-Fact Misuse Of POA $891,000 In Damages Claimed By Senior Title To Senior’s Home Allegedly Taken Financial powers of attorney (POAs) are extremely important legal instruments which grant appointed agents full legal authority to act for the principal who executes the POA.  The person appointed under […]