Category: San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Be Wary Of Certain Kinds Of Sales Presentations  Understand The Fees And Withdrawal Penalties Avoid Replacement Transactions Deferred annuities are complicated insurance policies with characteristics of life insurance and complex securities investments; contracts run from 50 to 100 pages or more and are filled with technical language and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Checks And Credit Cards Stolen From Patient Rooms Two Prior Convictions For Elder Abuse Allegedly Used Stolen Credit Cards At Multiple Stores Most news reports of financial abuse by caregivers involve in-home caregivers stealing under their patient’s own roofs.  But there is a real danger of financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER National Senior Fraud Awareness Day 2022 Isolated Seniors At Greatest Risk Steps For Protecting Seniors Each year, millions of elderly Americans fall victim to some type of financial elder abuse, and the results can be devastating. In response to the rise in financial elder abuse of older Americans, the U.S. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victims Were All Patients Of Same In-Home Caregiver Attempt To Steal $60,000 For Dental Work Asks Associate To Use Victim Credit Card To Post Bail All seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse, whether living at home or in a nursing home or memory care or assisted […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Long-Term Insurance Policies With Withdrawal Penalties Annual Fees Erode Returns Exchanging Existing Contracts Can Be Costly Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities for older consumers because these complex, expensive insurance policies may tie up a senior’s money for years and impose significant […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Sentenced For Stealing From Multiple Elderly Victims Forged Checks And Stolen Credit Cards Accused Of Stealing From Facility And In-Home Patients Financial elder abuse is a risk for seniors whether they live in a care facility or in their own homes under the care of an in-home […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Get References When Hiring In-Home Caregivers Use A Bonded Agency And Ask Questions Warning Signs Of Caregiver Fraud Whenever a stranger enters an isolated senior’s home there is a very real risk of financial elder abuse.  This is especially true when the stranger is a caregiver, who may […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Used ATM Card Repeatedly Accused of Forging 24 Checks Totaling $137,000 Another Caregiver Helped Victim Discover Theft Elders and dependent adults are often unable to protect themselves from financial elder or dependent adult abuse and theft by unscrupulous caregivers in their home or in their room in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Are Complicated, Long-Term Insurance Policies Commissions, Fees And Surrender Penalties Erode Returns Replacements And Exchanges Of Contracts Can Be Costly Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities for older consumers because these complex, expensive insurance policies may tie up a senior’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Craigslist Caregiver Allegedly Stole From 89-Year-Old Unauthorized Checks And ATM Withdrawals Allegations of Financial And Physical Abuse References and background checks of persons hired as in-home caregivers are essential steps when a senior needs in-home care.  The risks of what can go wrong when a total stranger enters […]