ELDER FINANCIAL ABUSE AND INHERITANCE FRAUD: Prevention, Detection and Legal Enforcement

This book covers the topics of elder financial abuse and inheritance fraud, and includes the discussion of the prevention, identification, and forms of elder financial abuse. Author Michael D. Rudy, Esq. has over 38 years' legal experience in the investigation, litigation, and recovery of stolen real estate, retirement assets, bank accounts, and insurance policy death benefits from elderly individuals. The intended audience for this book includes victims of elder financial abuse, their family, other support members, state elder policy directors, law enforcement personnel, legislative members and aides, physicians, elder law attorneys, the judiciary, and all other individuals and groups who assist and care for elderly individuals. This book discusses: What are financial elder abuse and inheritance fraud? What is undue influence? How extensive is this problem? Who is the typical perpetrator? Who is the typical victim? What specific tests should one take to prevent elder financial abuse? Once financial elder abuse or inheritance fraud is discovered, what should one do? How does one decide to initiate civil litigation in the courts? How can an attorney or physician help to reduce financial elder abuse in their own professional practices? View Less