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Restraining Orders Protect Victims
What Evans Law Firm Can Do To Help
Restraining orders are a powerful tool in the fight to protect seniors and dependent adults from abuse. Sadly, seniors and dependent adults are vulnerable to all manner of abuse: financial, physical, sexual, and emotional/psychological[1] and restraining orders require persons inflicting abuse to stay away from you and your home. The California elder abuse attorneys at Evans Law Firm, Inc. help victims obtain restraining orders where that special protection is needed. Learn more about restraining orders and how our lawyers can help here: https://www.evanslaw.com/practice-areas/nursing-home-abuse/elder-abuse-restraining-orders/.
San Francisco courts do not charge a fee for restraining orders for elder and dependent adults. The City and County of San Francisco maintain a specific website where you can learn more: https://sfsuperiorcourt.org/divisions/civil/elder. Our San Francisco and California elder abuse attorneys can represent you in either a full representation or a limited representation to obtain a restraining order. If you or someone you know is the victim of elder abuse in San Francisco and need a restraining order, call the California elder abuse lawyers at Evans Law Firm: 415-441-8669. Procedures vary in other counties in California and some offer self-help clinics. In Los Angeles County, for example, visit https://www.bettzedek.org/events/elder-abuse-restraining-order-clinic/.
Always act immediately on your suspicions of abuse. Alert the police and Adult Protective Services of any suspected abuse and reach out to counsel such as the elder and dependent adult abuse lawyers at Evans Law Firm. Our lawyers can help you obtain a restraining order and will pursue all remedies for victims which include restitution (getting your money back), rescission (undoing wrongful and fraudulent contracts), extra damages (known as punitive damages), and award of attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in bringing wrongdoers to court by a civil complaint.
Contact Us
If you or a loved one been the victim of any form of elder abuse in San Francisco, or elsewhere in California, contact elder abuse attorney Ingrid M. Evans and the other Evans Law Firm California elder abuse attorneys at (415) 441-8669, or by email at <a href=”mailto:info@evanslaw.com”>info@evanslaw.com</a>. Our attorneys have experience with all types of elder abuse, including physical and financial elder abuse, investment and securities fraud and annuity fraud. We can help you obtain a restraining order and guide your case against your abuser through a jury trial, or toward an equitable settlement. We handle cases involving physical and financial elder abuse, qui tam and whistleblower law, nursing home abuse, whole life insurance and universal life insurance, and indexed, variable, and fixed annuities.
[1] Sadly, some seniors can be victims of more than one type of abuse from the same actor, such as a caregiver.
