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More Guardianship Abuses

November 5, 2018Jeffrey A. Cramer Elder Abuse, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Scams on the Elderly AARP, Abuse, Guardianship

AARP Magazine recently published a lengthy article on a contentious guardianship. If you would like to read the entire article, it can be found here: https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/financial-legal/info-2018/court-ordered-guardianship-separates-family.html. This newsletter will hit some highlights.

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The Intersection Between Exploitation of the Elderly and Guardianship – Be Careful Crossing!

April 11, 2018April 11, 2018Jeffrey A. Cramer Areas of Practice, Elder Abuse, Estate Planning, Guardianship elder abuse, Exploitation, Florida estate planning lawyer, Guardianship, Scams on Elderly
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We recently have been involved in a case which highlights the distinction between exploitation and guardianship. An elderly gentleman was being systematically robbed by a younger woman he was infatuated with. She obtained power of attorney and withdrew over $100,000 from his accounts in less than 4 months, before the banks froze those accounts, reported suspicious activity to DCF (Florida Department of Children and Families), and a third party intervened to file a guardianship. Had she continued at that pace, he would have been flat broke in a little over a year.

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Sneaky Neighbor Gets Caught!

January 8, 2016January 7, 2016Jeffrey A. Cramer Elder Abuse, Estate Planning, Newsletter, Scams on the Elderly, Wills death, Estate Planning, Florida Estate Plannning, Jacksonville Estate Planning, Last Will, payable on death, payable on death form, Wills
Neighbor Gets Payable On Death

In a case from our own backyard, Keul vs Hodges Boulevard Presbyterian Church, Mrs. Lampp and her late husband executed wills in 2009, several months before he died. Their estate plan provided that after Mrs. Lampp’s death, the entire estate would go to Hodges Boulevard Presbyterian Church. When she died, Mrs. Lampp had $333,000 in Navy Federal Credit Union accounts that she had jointly owned with her husband before he died. Her "friendly" neighbor provided a "payable on death" form from the credit union that gave her (the neighbor!) 75% of the credit union accounts, 10% each to her son and daughter and the remaining 5% to her former daughter-in-law. Nothing was left to the church.

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FRAUD ALERT: LATEST SCAMS TARGETING SENIORS

December 5, 2014December 5, 2014Jeffrey A. Cramer Elder Abuse, Elder law, Scams on the Elderly elder abuse, Elder Law, elder law attorney, elder law lawyer, Florida
Telephone Scams Targeting Seniors

Unfortunately, older Americans as a group are prime victims for con artists due to their stable financial situation, trusting nature, and declining cognitive and/or sensory abilities. Although we have written about scams targeting seniors in a previous blog, this type of fraud is increasing, especially this time of year, so we wanted to address it again.

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ELDER ABUSE: A SCARY STORY FROM AUSTRALIA

November 1, 2013November 1, 2013Jeffrey A. Cramer Elder Abuse, Elder law, Estate Planning

In our last newsletter, we wrote about potential issues for a dutiful child caring for an elderly parent, but what about the risk that the caretaker child is neglectful or even abusive?  This week we wanted to share a truly horrifying tale of an Australian woman’s failure to care for her elderly mother.

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LAWYER’S BEHAVIOR AT TRIAL IS NOT EVIDENCE OF ELDER ABUSE

April 18, 2013April 18, 2013Jeffrey A. Cramer Elder Abuse, Elder law, Guardianship, Probate

 

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THE VALUE OF CONSISTENT PLANNING

November 2, 2012April 1, 2013Jeffrey A. Cramer Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Abuse, Elder law, Estate Planning, Scams on the Elderly, Uncategorized durable power of attorney, elder abuse, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estate Planning Attorney, estate planning lawyer, power of attorney

With the Walk to End Alzheimer’s coming up this weekend and National Long-Term Care Awareness Month starting today, elder law is on our minds.  So, this is the perfect time to share an elder law story that illustrates the value, and importance, of consistent planning.

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BEWARE OF SCAMS TARGETING THE ELDERLY

March 13, 2012Jeffrey A. Cramer Elder Abuse, Elder law, Estate Planning, Scams on the Elderly elder abuse, Elder Law, elder law attorney, elder law lawyer, Estate Planning, Estate Planning Attorney, estate planning lawyer

As estate planning and elder law attorneys, one of our primary goals is to educate our clients and community about how they can protect themselves and their assets. This newsletter will share and expand upon a recent article about con artists who target senior citizens. The Associated Press reports that “elder financial abuse” has become an “industry” that brings in billions of dollars each year. This form of elder abuse includes fraud perpetrated by relatives and acquaintances as well as scams run by complete strangers. The outsider-run cons can be particularly devastating, both financially and emotionally, because they are so effectively targeted at older individuals and very difficult to trace back to their often international origins.

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