Since those close to the elder are often the primary sources of abuse, it is better if the power of attorney is devolved or decentralized. In this case, the various people with the power will ...

elder-abuse investigator, Rhode Island Department of Attorney General. Your brother, who has power of attorney for your father with Alzheimer's disease, won't let you look at your father's accounts.

A woman stole more than $180,000 from her elderly mother while she had control of her bank account, and elder advocates say ...

common to the two cases and dozens more elder-abuse actions across Florida: The alleged misuse of a powerful but little-regulated legal mechanism called power of attorney. Power-of-attorney ...

An elder law attorney can help create a will, a living will and an estate plan, not to mention a health care or financial power of attorney. Taxes are also a big consideration when creating your ...

THIS column takes a break from the usual “Hypothetical” formula to address the important issue of elder abuse. Elder abuse is ...

A new motion in the elder abuse case against suspended Orlando ... was competent enough to grant Hill a “power of attorney” over her affairs and approve of financial transactions Hill made ...

Failing to recognize early signs of dementia in yourself, you give in to pressure from a son-in-law to make him power of attorney ... “When elder abuse happens, it tears families apart.

By Shane O'Brien Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz and NYC Department for the Aging Commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vásquez ...