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Should Attorneys Have A Duty To Report Financial Abuse Of The Elderly?, Carolyn L. Dessin
Should Attorneys Have A Duty To Report Financial Abuse Of The Elderly?, Carolyn L. Dessin
Akron Law Faculty Publications
Exploitation of older persons is a growing problem in America. As a result, our legal and social systems are struggling to develop structures that will prevent, remedy and punish instances of abuse. From all indications, financial abuse is becoming increasingly common, and can be devastating to its victim.
States have enacted a wide variety of statutes aimed at alleviating financial abuse. There are two relevant bodies of law: a state's protective services law and the state's criminal law. Although one may normally think of the purpose of the criminal law as deterring and punishing crimes, and the protective services law …
Should Attorneys Have A Duty To Report Financial Abuse Of The Elderly?, Carolyn L. Dessin
Should Attorneys Have A Duty To Report Financial Abuse Of The Elderly?, Carolyn L. Dessin
Carolyn L. Dessin
Exploitation of older persons is a growing problem in America. As a result, our legal and social systems are struggling to develop structures that will prevent, remedy and punish instances of abuse. From all indications, financial abuse is becoming increasingly common, and can be devastating to its victim.
States have enacted a wide variety of statutes aimed at alleviating financial abuse. There are two relevant bodies of law: a state's protective services law and the state's criminal law. Although one may normally think of the purpose of the criminal law as deterring and punishing crimes, and the protective services law …