Anaheim Financial Elder Abuse Attorney
Financial abuse can cost seniors their security and sometimes their health as the stress of financial abuse can have physical effects. Unfortunately, financial abuse is a very real risk, as those who are supposed to care for vulnerable seniors sometimes take advantage of them and misappropriate their assets instead.
If you or someone you love was the victim of elder financial abuse, Albertson & Davidson, LLP can help. Our firm has spent decades fighting for the elderly, and we’ve recovered over $425 million for our clients. We’ve also been named among the Top 100 Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers and are members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
To find out more about how an Anaheim trust litigation attorney can help you, give us a call at (858) 209-2309 or contact us online today to schedule a free consultation.
Who Is Responsible for Financial Elder Abuse?
Financial elder abuse can be committed by family members, nursing home employees, and trusted professionals that retirees count on to help them make financial decisions.
Some of the different parties that could be held legally responsible for this type of abuse include:
- The perpetrator of the abuse: The person who actually misappropriates assets or who commits another type of financial abuse can be held responsible and made to repay the value of the stolen money and assets.
- Nursing homes: If nursing home staff members commit financial abuse while performing work duties, the nursing home itself can often be held liable either under vicarious liability laws or based on its own negligence if, for example, it didn’t conduct proper background checks before hiring.
- Home health agencies: Home health agencies that send caregivers to people’s homes can be held liable for the actions of their employees who commit financial abuse. Like nursing homes, they could be responsible under vicarious liability rules or based on their own negligence.
- An agent with power of attorney: When someone is granted authority under a power of attorney, they must fulfill their fiduciary duty and can be held responsible for any losses they cause if they instead enrich themselves.
- Trustees: Trustees also have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the beneficiaries and can be held responsible for unjustly enriching themselves or other breaches of duty such as mismanaging trust assets.
Albertson & Davidson, LLP can help you identify all defendants who could be responsible for financial elder abuse.
How Can an Anaheim Financial Elder Abuse Lawyer Help?
At Albertson & Davidson, LLP, we bring decades of experience to your case. We can help you:
- Determine who may be liable for abuse.
- Investigate to prove that abuse occurred by taking steps such as working with a forensic accountant, reviewing bank records, obtaining employment documents, talking with witnesses, and otherwise working to gather solid evidence of wrongdoing.
- Negotiate an out-of-court resolution or file a civil lawsuit, presenting a strong case in either scenario to help you maximize the chances of full recovery for all losses.
We know how high the stakes are when a senior loses assets due to financial elder abuse, and we’ll work hard to help restore victims to the financial position they would have been in had the abuse not happened.
Contact Albertson & Davidson, LLP Today
Albertson & Davidson, LLP is here and ready to help you protect your loved one’s legacy and your inheritance. Give us a call at (858) 209-2309 or contact us online today to learn how an Anaheim estate litigation attorney can help you.