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Torts/Personal Injury,
Law Practice

Jan. 21, 2021

Navigating elder abuse restraining orders in California

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is estimated that one in 10 people over the age of 60 will experience elder abuse.

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

Scott J. Nord

Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court

Whittier Law School, 1996

Let's start with this hypothetical: Your grandfather is about to turn 99 years old. Generally, he is in good health and has all of his mental faculties. Your grandfather has been living with a woman, who is in her late 70s, for approximately five years. The woman is demanding that your grandfather marry her, or she would move out. The sole basis for the marriage is to make her eligible for his Social Security benefits when he dies. She is offering to sign a prenuptial...

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