I was wondering where all their money came from:
The Grand Piano
New Truck for Dean
New Car for Kay
The maid
The Yard service
The house renovation
New cars for the kids
etc...???

Financial elder abuse occurs when people cheat elderly people out of their money or their property. California law defines elderly people as those who are aged 65 or older. Because the elderly are uniquely susceptible to being cheated as they grow older, California's legislature passed the Elder Abuse Act to provide a remedy and financial elder abuse lawsuits for elderly people who have been cheated.

Some forms of abuse are carried out by family members or caregivers. In some cases, the abuse is as complex as a child convincing a parent to put property in his or her name so that, when the parent dies, the child owns the property outright (to the detriment of other siblings),

Who MUST Reprort ELDER ABUSE!

Mandated Reporters
Under California law, certain individuals are legally mandated to report known or suspected instances of elder abuse. The following is a partial list of mandated reporters:
Physicians and medical professionals
Clergy
All employees of health care facilities, such as hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, adult day care centers and residential care facilities
Any individual who assumes responsibility for the care or custody of an elderly person

Any mandated reporter who fails to report elder abuse may be guilty of a crime. (California Welfare and Institutions Code section 15630)


To encourage reporting, all reports are confidential and mandated reporters are protected from civil and criminal liability for carrying out their duty as mandated reporters. (Welfare and Institutions Code, Sections 15630(f), 15633.5(b), 15634)
Mandated Reporters who fail to report actual or suspected abuse can be charged with a misdemeanor, punishable by a jail sentence, a fine, or both.(Welfare and Institutions Code, Sections 15630(h) and 15634 (d))

Mandated Reporters: If you are a mandated reporter, then you must make a report. Reporting responsibilities are individual. Use the following guidelines.
Mandated Reporters MUST report actual or suspected physical and sexual abuse, neglect, including self-neglect, abandonment, isolation, abduction, and financial abuse.
Make the report immediately or as soon as possible by telephone.
Make a written report within two (2) working days of the event. Use the standard reporting form, SOC 341, "Report of Suspected Elder/Dependant Adult Abuse." A copy of the form is available from DSS.

Financial elder abuse is generally defined as the improper use of a senior’s funds‚ property or assets. Examples include cashing a check without permission, forging a signature, or convincing an elder to withdraw large sums of money and running off with it. Signs of financial exploitation may include sudden large withdrawals of cash, or transferring the title on a bank account to a new acquaintance. SB 1018 states that “suspected financial abuse” occurs when a bank employee observes behavior or transactions that would lead a person with similar training to form a reasonable belief that an elder is the victim of financial elder abuse.

The seriousness of these fraudulent transfers led Congress in 1996 to make a person criminally liable who "knowingly and willfully disposes of assets (including by any transfer in trust) in order for an individual to become eligible for medical assistance" (42 U.S.C.A. § 1320a–7b(a)). A person convicted of this offense may be fined $25,000 and imprisoned for five years.

EMAIL AND FAX TO
Edmund G. Brown Jr.
Office of the Attorney
General of the State of California:

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