by Charles Ticker | Jun 2, 2017 | elder abuse, eldercare, financial elder abuse, fraud, power of attorney abuse, power of attorney fraud, powers of attorney
Fraud leads to elderly victims losing hundreds of thousands of dollars A recent story from Peoria, Illinois is an egregious example of fraud perpetrated through the use of power of attorney documents. A former insurance agent pleaded guilty to four federal criminal...
by Charles Ticker | Feb 21, 2017 | elder abuse, eldercare, estate litigation, financial elder abuse
Financial elder abuse can devastate entire families A recent story online discusses an inquiry into elder abuse in Australia by the Australian Law Reform Commission. As a result of the inquiry, it was proposed that a national register of powers of attorney be...
by Charles Ticker | Jan 10, 2017 | elder abuse, estate litigation, financial elder abuse, fraud, succession planning, will challenge
Will fraud results in jail sentence for former tribual judge A recent story from Nottingham, England is a shocking story of will fraud and power of attorney abuse by a former tribunal Judge. According to the original story, the perpetrators are former solicitor and...
by Charles Ticker | Nov 2, 2015 | dividing estate, eldercare, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning, testamentary capacity, will challenge
Elder abuse training for community workers may help I recently found an interesting story from Australia: From GPs to hairdressers: community workers need elder abuse training. The author comments on recent recommendations that a program be implemented for healthcare...