Sunday, April 28, 2019

By Janet Murphy


The older people get, the more they act or get back to being a child. They will need special treatments and attention because they no longer cab take care of themselves nor the properties they have provided for their own when they are younger. This then can make them subjected to mistreatment like elder financial abuse.

They become vulnerable of these crimes because they normally are no longer aware of what is happening. And even if they knew it, they have no enough energy to fight back and get what they deserve. It even is appalling to know how most scenarios are involving people they personally know do this kind of stuff to them and it can come in different forms and ways that all are equal to violation.

Most of the time, the people who have the worst intention towards them are those they used to trust the most like families and relatives. Greed is making its way which is why they do schemes and think of ways to go and take advantage of the situation. There are basically many forms of abuse of such kind and here are some of the most common ones along with the best thing to do to handle it.

Now, an action can be considered as abuse on financial of elderly once and if their signature is being forged. This can be seen on documents and checks which are presented by the culprit. Most of these signature are affixed in documents they can take advantage of and use for their own intention. This also goes the same with forcing them to sign on stuff.

Forging sometimes is easy to discover and notice which is why others would opt into actually forcing their victim into signing certain checks and papers. Most of the time, this will involve drugging the victim so that they are not really aware of what they are doing. Others would sometimes go to the extent of threatening just to get their ways and plans.

These are not the only crimes culprits are possible of doing. They can even directly steal money out from the elderly. Even those belongings and appliances are included because they can earn from it when they sold it out. Sure these kind of actions are most likely direct stealing and is reckless because they are highly noticeable.

And even the smallest things like using of stuff without permission or legal accreditation is already considered as crime. In addition to that, fraud, false pretense and dishonest acts are also a strong ground for this kind of crimes and if you happen to notice that, you could never neglect such situation.

Now, to handle this kind of situation accordingly, you have to know the right to do. Know that there are laws of legal enforcements that gives punishments to people who are doing such crimes. This is where you are about to start so you can help out on the situation. Go ahead and find a professional you can seek help and advice of.

If you are not quite sure about the lawyers then there are phone numbers you may dial to get connected with authorities and let them take it from there. Many institutions are built and established to help and protect these victims from anyone who has the potential of abusing them and you should reach out to them to make a little difference.




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