What is financial exploitation of the elderly? What is elderly abuse? How can a guardianship attorney help with these types of cases? How can I protect my elderly dad from being financially exploited? Recently, the media reported about a case of elder abuse that occurred in North Carolina. This case involved a caretaker taking advantage of the elderly person she was paid to assist.
Elder Abuse in Florida
- Probate and guardianship lawyers know that, when there is elder abuse, there are usually a few other torts (i.e. civil wrongs / lawsuits) that can be brought.
- Florida probate lawyers like to bring all the claims at once or else they risk losing them.
- Florida’s elder abuse statute requires one thing that can be hard to prove sometimes, the existence of a fiduciary relationship.
- Has your Florida estate lawyer explained what a fiduciary relationship is?
- Probate attorneys Florida know that some people in this world have a special relationship with a person whereby trust is assumed.
- Can you think of any examples?
- Some might be doctors, lawyers, accountants, therapists and caregivers.
- Florida estate attorneys know that the first step to proving that there was elder abuse is proving that the person doing the abusing was a fiduciary.
- If you cannot prove that, you do not have a case.
- Read this article about a caretaker who was convicted for elderly abuse
Caretaker Drains Elderly Mans Bank Account
- WNCN reported on November 17,2016 about a woman who was convicted of elder abuse.
- Here, a forty year old woman was hired to take care of an eighty year old man.
- She was compensated as his caregiver and given room and board for her and her son.
- Within one year, the caretaker had married the eighty year old man and taken over his power of attorney.
- She spent all of his money on herself and her son, and even sold his house!
- To read the entire article about this horrific case of elderly abuse, click here.