Elder Law
Oct. 11, 2016
Tools to fight elder abuse are powerful and many
By allowing for the recovery of a plaintiff's attorneys' fees and costs, as well as the possibility of a punitive damages award against an abuser, California has made a policymaking decision to encourage elder abuse victims to come forward. By Julian Pardo de Zela
California has enacted a strong statutory framework for the civil prosecution of elder abuse. California's "Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act," codified at Welfare and Institutions Code Section 15600, et. seq., protects both elders and dependent adults. An elder is one who was 65 years of age or older and residing in California at the time of the alleged abuse. Dependent adults are individuals who have ph...
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