Trusts and Estates
Ca. Trs. & Estates Quarterly 2016, Volume 22, Issue 2
Content
- Bien-venue: Commencing Trust-related Litigation In the Proper County
- California Legislation 2015: Probate Estates, Trusts, Guardianships and Conservatorships
- It's Time To Exempt No-contest Clause Enforcement Proceedings From the Reach of the Anti-slapp Statute
- Quasi-judicial Immunity In Conservatorships: a Guide For Conservators and Their Counsel
- Remedies For Elder Financial Abuse
REMEDIES FOR ELDER FINANCIAL ABUSE
By Vivian L. Thoreen, Esq.,* Christopher D. Carico, Esq.,** and David G. Knitter, Esq.***
I. INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW
Elder financial abuse continues to be a vehicle for predators to obtain wealth from the unwary. This article is part 2 to an article previously published in the Quarterly regarding elder financial abuse.1
The Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (the "Act" or the "Elder Abuse Act") is codified in Welfare and Institutions Code section 15600 et seq. (References in this article to "elder" and "elder abuse" includes "dependent adult"2 and "dependent adult abuse," as defined by the Act.)