Financial abuse Posts

March is Fraud Prevention Month

March 8, 2013

March is Fraud Prevention Month across Canada and around the world. Financial abuse and fraud is one of the most common ...

Expert Q&A: Are reverse mortgages loans of last resort?

October 19, 2012

The inspiration for this article was an AARP website video that presents a soon-to-be homeless man's sobering plight ...

A Risky Lifeline for the Elderly Is Costing Some Their Homes

October 16, 2012

The very loans that are supposed to help seniors stay in their homes are in many cases pushing them out. Reverse ...

Caregiver wants $175,000 to give up claim to elderly woman’s home

September 12, 2012

  The personal support worker who legally owns widow Stella Wasiuk’s Ajax home says she will give it back — ...

Why seniors tend to give marketers the benefit of the doubt

August 24, 2012

How can you tell that a herbal supplement may not be a miracle pill, or that a “Nigerian prince” is actually of ...

Ask a Lawyer: Financial Elder Abuse Law in California

June 29, 2012

The Power of “Protected Party” and Elevated Damages Legislation in California by Jaime Levine, Elder Law ...

CARP welcomes Stiffer Sentencing for Elder Abuse; Bill Introduced by Minister of Justice

March 15, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2012  Toronto, ON: CARP welcomes the introduction of a Bill changing the Criminal ...

Your Guide to the Supreme Court’s Recent Securities Ruling and Protecting your Investments

January 13, 2012

Broad Strokes (The Macro-Economic Context) Canada presents a somewhat embarrassing spectacle at the International ...

Police stretched to catch financial abuse

December 6, 2011

This article was published in the Victoria Times Colonist November 27th 2011.  To see this story and to read related ...