Category: San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Check Forgeries Alleged 86-Year-Old Victim Protecting Older Loved Ones We cannot emphasize strongly enough how important it is to keep checks, ATM/Debit cards, and cash away from caregivers or other strangers who enter a senior’s home.  Nor can we stress enough that a senior should never, ever, grant […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Caregiver Allegedly Stole $49,829 With Power Of Attorney Remedies For Injured Elders Financial powers of attorney (POAs) appoint designated persons to transact financial affairs on behalf of the person granting the power with full legal authority to do so.  The person […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Evans Law Firm Represents Victims How Contingent Representation Works Statutory Awards Of Attorneys’ Fees And Expenses Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims of financial elder abuse and their families in pursuing all persons who financially exploit the elderly.  The firm does not defend persons accused of financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commons Forms Of Financial Elder Abuse How Abuse Occurs Protecting Older Loved Ones  Financial elder abuse comes in many forms but two of the most common, and often overlapping, forms of abuse are fraud by caregivers on older persons and abuse of an older person’s financial power of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Falsifying Checks And Timesheets Protecting Seniors From Fraud California broadly defines what constitutes financial elder or dependent adult abuse: (a) “Financial abuse” of an elder or dependent adult occurs when a person or entity does any of the following: (1) Takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains real or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Victim’s Family Spots Suspicious Activity Protecting Seniors From Fraud California broadly defines what constitutes financial elder or dependent adult abuse: (a) “Financial abuse” of an elder or dependent adult occurs when a person or entity does any of the following: (1) Takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains real […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Checkbooks Stolen From The Elderly Check Fraud On The Rise Protecting Older Loved Ones Financial elder abuse takes many forms.  Forged and stolen checks are one recurring way dishonest persons financially abuse older people.  At Evans Law Firm, we have seen many cases where a dishonest caregiver, stepchild, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse By Dishonest Caregivers Case Example Protecting Seniors Many older Californians and their families elect to remain in their homes when they age and hire in-home caregivers to assist them when they can no longer care for themselves.  Many caregivers are hardworking, compassionate people who truly […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 93-Year-Old Victim Check Fraud Allegations Protecting Older Loved Ones The Office of Comptroller of the Currency recently reported that in 2022 there were 680,000 claims of suspected check fraud in the United States, more than double the number reported in the previous year.  Although any person can be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fixed And Indexed Annuities Disadvantages For Seniors Surrender Penalties And Fees Deferred annuities are marketed in a variety of different product names by numerous life insurance carriers. The two primary types are fixed and indexed contracts, with many blends of both the “fixed” and “indexed” characteristics in between.  […]