by Christine | Jul 3, 2015 | Elder Abuse, Elder Law |
The National Council on Aging has identified the Grandparent Scam as one of the top 10 cons targeting the seniors. The scam involves asking grandparents to send money to help out a grandchild in a legal bind. This happens quite often, and many grandparents might be...
by Christine | May 26, 2015 | Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Wills |
A Walnut Ridge woman was arrested for forging a will after someone else had died. Another scammer made the news recently, this time involving a forged will. KAIT reported the story in an article titled "Woman arrested for forging new will after someone...
by Christine | May 14, 2015 | Elder Abuse, Elder Law |
The Long Term Care Special Prosecutions Unit was created one-year ago and since then, special agents have opened 113-cases, filing five felony charges since last summer. San Diego families in search of quality care are now getting more allies in the fight against...
by Christine | May 11, 2015 | Elder Abuse, Elder Care, Elder Law |
The elder abuse resource prosecutor would be in the Oregon Department of Justice's Criminal Justice Division. The person named to the proposed position would be the third full-time resource prosecutor in the state, alongside those for domestic violence and driving...
by Christine | Apr 16, 2015 | Asset Protection, Conservatorships, Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Estate Planning |
How big a problem is impossible to say, because hard data is scarce. “The reality is that we don’t even have national data on the scope of the problem,” Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), said at the hearing. It has been found that much of the financial abuse involving...
by Christine | Mar 12, 2015 | Conservator, Conservatorships, Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Long Term Care |
This year, two legislators who pressed for reform in 2014 are back with new bills they believe have stronger chances of success, as the excesses possible within Florida's guardianship system become more widely known. A recent article in The Herald Tribune,...
