What if someone makes a Will without being of ‘sound mind’? Can a court decide for someone that their Will is not in their …
If You Use a Financial Planner, Read This Post
Many financial planners are members of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP). The CFP Board is the professional body for financial planners. …
How Elder Law Attorneys Are Modernizing Laws to Combat Elder Financial Exploitation
Elder exploitation, also known as financial abuse, is a widespread problem in the United States. Elder exploitation includes everything from an adult child taking …
Elder Abuse by the Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
New Jersey has laws that allow a spouse to bring legal action against those who remove their spouse from New Jersey. What can be …
Here Are the Federal Laws on Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Freehold Township, Monmouth County New Jersey Elder Abuse Attorney The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. § 3001 …
Can a Surviving Spouse Who Commits Elder Abuse Against Their Deceased Spouse Inherit His or Her Estate?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Freehold Township, Monmouth County New Jersey Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Attorney Here’s a very interesting case regarding the …
Just How Far Can Adult Protective Services Go to Protect a Vulnerable Person
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold Township, Monmouth County, NJ Elder Abuse & Financial Exploitation Attorney The Adult …
Charitable Scams and Elder Financial Abuse
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Freehold Township, Monmouth County New Jersey Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Attorney I recently read a post involving an …
Profile of an Elder Abuse Victim, Up Close and Personal
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Freehold Township, Monmouth County NJ Elder Abuse Lawyer Robert, 88 years old, lives with his adult children in Hackensack, …
Making Public the Difference Between Elder Abuse Stories in Nursing Homes vs. Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation in the Community?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Freehold Township, Monmouth County New Jersey Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Attorney Elder abuse in New Jersey nursing homes …
Claims of Undue Influence, Coercion and Duress in Elder Financial Exploitation Lawsuits
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a NJ Elder Abuse and/or Financial Exploitation Attorney The most commonly used theory for law suits filed by Hanlon …
News Alert – In China It’s Visit Your Parents — Or Get Sued By Mom & Dad
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Elder Abuse Attorney Can you believe this article I recently read? China is cracking down on …
Do You Get a Jury to Decide an Elder Abuse Accusation?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Attorney When a criminal case for elderly abuse is filed, an …
What Are The Warning Signs Of Elder Abuse?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Freehold Township, Monmouth County New Jersey Elder Abuse Attorney While one sign or several signs do not necessarily indicate …
Protecting Your Elder Loved Ones From Financial Abuse
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Attorney It’s no secret that the economy has worsened in recent years. …
What Is Self-Neglect And What Are The Signs?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Elder Abuse Attorney Tragically, sometimes elders neglect their own care, which can lead to illness or …
Nursing Home Abuse – How Safe Is a Family Member?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Attorney The nursing home industry’s reliance on public New Jersey Medicaid …
How to Protect an Elderly Person from Being a Victim of Elder Abuse
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Lawyer If there is an imminent threat of an elder person …
Challenging A Gift Made By An Elderly Person – Incapacity
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Lawyer If it is found that an elderly person does not …
Scamming Elderly People In New Jersey Is An Epidemic
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Attorney Individuals who prey on the elderly are often professionals, sometimes …
A New Jersey Court “Pierces” a Divorce Judgment to Recover Funds Stolen by Ex-Spouse
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Elder Abuse Attorney A recent case of financial elder abuse involved a mom who received a large …
Challenging Gifts Made By An Elderly Person – Elder Abuse
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Lawyer In cases of undue influence, a gift made by an …
Learn the Signs of Elder Abuse
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Lawyer Elder financial exploitation is unethically exploiting an elderly person’s financial …
Identifying Signs of Elder Abuse in Many of Its Sinister Ways
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Elder Abuse Lawyer Some of the most pervasive signs of elderly abuse, in general, include arguments …
Legal Claims of Fraud Used to Sue for Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a NJ Elder Abuse and Fraud Exploitation Law Firm New Jersey law recognizes a number of legal claims of fraud against …
Recognizing Elder Financial Abuse and Exploitation
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. an Elder Abuse Attorney Elder financial abuse can be simple as a family member taking money from grandma’s purse …
Stealing From Elderly Parents is Elder Financial Exploitation
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann a Freehold, New Jersey Elder Abuse and/or Financial Exploitation Attorney A common legal theory that we …
A Guardian or Power of Attorney Who Assumes a Duty to Care for a Person Over Age 60 Can Be Charged With Elder Abuse in New Jersey
By Fredrick P. Niemann of Hanlon Niemann, a Freehold New Jersey Elder Abuse Attorney Crimes against those who cannot realistically defend themselves are considered …
Take Notice how you Can Prevent, Detect, and Report the Financial Abuse of the Elderly and Aging
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Lawyer As the New Jersey economy worsens, examples of elder financial abuse are on …