Imagine you're retired, living on Social Security checks and retirement account withdrawals, and your spouse recently died. You're lonely and facing new challenges. Someone new moves into your ...

A bipartisan proposal to curb elder financial fraud is gaining traction in Congress. The bill would enlist the Securities and Exchange Commission to help lawmakers fight this issue. It would also ...

Steve Vondran, Esq. is an attorney licensed to practice law in California and Arizona. This blog discusses in general terms California financial elder abuse laws that applies to persons 65 years or ...

In honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day this month, our column has focused on how to prevent, identify, and report elder abuse. More than 200,000 cases of elder abuse are reported annually in ...

Elder abuse is a complex and concerning issue that affects vulnerable older Americans in various ways and cost us more than $2.3 billion last year. It is important that we take action to address this ...

Those properly licensed people who help us manage wealth may not be fully informed about financial elder abuse. In exploring what their organizations do in this area, we have observed little training ...

Nearly 4,000 confirmed abuse cases led to just 99 prosecutions over six years. Lack of trained staff and focus hinder law enforcement’s financial abuse response. Grand jury urges new roles, training ...