Category: San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Many Victims Lost All Their Retirement Savings Homes At Risk Of Foreclosure Scheme Began Decades Ago Financial elder abuse can be limited to isolated transactions exploiting the elderly or can be a largescale fraud striking numerous elderly victims.  Seniors are often targets of Ponzi schemes, where money collected […]

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 persons (referred to as agents or attorneys-in-fact) full legal authority to act for the principal who executes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Evans Law Firm Represents Victims And Families Financial Elder Abuse And Invalid Deathbed Estate Changes Contingent And Hourly Representations Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims of financial elder abuse and their families in pursuing all persons who financially exploit the elderly.  During a senior’s lifetime, the abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Money Stolen Over Several Years 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 the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Noticed Suspicious Charges On Credit Card Allegedly Unauthorized Purchases Include Vacations 30 Felonies Of Unauthorized Credit Card Use Seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse from many different directions but sadly one of the most recurring is abuse by dishonest caregivers working in a senior’s own […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Powers Of Attorney Grant Broad Authority Potential For Misuse Of Power Always Exists How Powers Of Attorney Are Misuse Financial 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 Theft Of Jewelry And Cash From Rooms Authorities Recover Some Pawned Items Suspect Allegedly Stole From Room To Room Residents of senior living communities, assisted care facilities, group homes and skilled nursing facilities are vulnerable to financial elder abuse just like those seniors who live in their homes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Caregiver Allegedly Stole Bank Cards And Credit Cards 71-Year-Old Victim Caregiver’s Husband Also Arrested Cash, checks, credit cards, ATM cards, jewelry and other valuables within reach of a dishonest stranger or caregiver in a senior’s home can disappear quickly.  In fact, every time a stranger or caregiver […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Investment Advisor Knew Seniors For Many Years False Promises Of Investment Opportunities Elderly Couple Lose Entire Life Savings While often the financial predators of seniors are newcomers in their lives or even total strangers, seniors may also be victims of financial elder abuse from those the senior has […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two Caregivers Charged With Unauthorized Use Of ATM And Debit Cards Separate Cases With Similar Facts Of Financial Elder Abuse How To Protect Older Loved Ones Unauthorized ATM cash withdrawals and use of credit and debit cards is a prevalent form of financial elder abuse of the elderly.  […]