Law Practice,
Health Care & Hospital Law
May 1, 2020
Financial elder abuse claims in the COVID-19 environment
In this COVID-19 environment, elders are especially vulnerable to financial abuse due to the inherent nature of the shelter-in-place restrictions imposed by the government and the need to rely on caretakers, family members and acquaintances for daily sustenance. Vulnerable elders may be isolated by perpetrators with increased opportunity to remotely orchestrate changes to estate plans.
Vatche Zetjian
Of Counsel
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
Vatche focuses on trusts and estates litigation. He is certified by the State Bar of California as a specialist in estate planning, probate, and trust law.
Neil Erickson
Partner
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
Neil is a trial lawyer with expertise in a variety of areas, a significant amount of his practice is in trusts and estates litigation.
In this COVID-19 environment, elders are especially vulnerable to financial abuse due to the inherent nature of the shelter-in-place restrictions imposed by the government and the need to rely on caretakers, family members and acquaintances for daily sustenance. Vulnerable elders may be isolated by perpetrators with increased opportunity to remotely orchestrate changes to estate plans.
There are existing remedies through the assista...
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