A practical FAQ explaining how undue influence and elder financial exploitation happen, who is most at risk, and what steps can help protect vulnerable individuals.

A concise breakdown of commonly misused emotional and psychological terms related to elder abuse, offering clear definitions that help distinguish normal reactions from indicators of undue influence or intentional harm.

An introduction to the Undue Influence Wheel, a model outlining how manipulators use tactics like isolation, fear, and dependency to control victims, with context for how experts such as Dr. Bennett Blum evaluate these patterns in undue influence and elder abuse cases.

A clear explanation of the SODR model for evaluating undue influence, outlining how susceptibility, opportunity, disposition, and results are assessed in legal cases and how experts like Dr. Bennett Blum analyze intent and manipulation in elder abuse and coercion claims.

An overview of the SCAM model for assessing undue influence, explaining how susceptibility, trust relationships, active procurement, and financial loss are evaluated in cases involving manipulation and elder financial exploitation reviewed by experts like Dr. Bennett Blum.

An introduction to the IDEAL Protocol and the Undue Influence Worksheet, explaining how attorneys and investigators use these tools to evaluate coercion, manipulation, and undue influence in complex litigation involving wills, trusts, elder abuse, and financial exploitation.

An overview of Dr. Bennett Blum’s IDEAL model for assessing undue influence, outlining how factors like isolation, dependency, emotional manipulation, acquiescence, and loss help courts and attorneys identify excessive manipulation in elder financial abuse and probate cases.

An introduction to the Cult Model of undue influence, showing how manipulative tactics like isolation, dependency, fear, and controlled environments mirror patterns seen in elder abuse and coercion cases evaluated by experts such as Dr. Bennett Blum.

A review of the major behavioral models used to assess undue influence, explaining how experts like Dr. Bennett Blum apply multiple frameworks to evaluate manipulation, elder abuse, and diminished capacity in complex legal cases.

A clear explanation of the biological, psychological, and social factors that increase a person’s vulnerability to undue influence, helping attorneys and families understand how susceptibility is evaluated in elder abuse and diminished-capacity cases reviewed by Dr. Bennett Blum.

A breakdown of the two core types of undue influence — coercion and “false goodwill” — explaining how deception, betrayal, and covert manipulation are evaluated in elder abuse and financial exploitation cases reviewed by Dr. Bennett Blum.

A summary of the “active procurement” factors courts use to identify undue influence in will contests, outlining behaviors that may signal manipulation or exploitation in cases evaluated by experts like Dr. Bennett Blum.

A detailed list of suspicious behaviors that may indicate undue influence in probate or elder financial abuse cases, helping attorneys and families recognize red flags commonly analyzed by experts like Dr. Bennett Blum.

A concise overview of the red flags that raise suspicion of undue influence in elder financial abuse and probate disputes, helping attorneys and families recognize behavioral and relational warning signs commonly evaluated by Dr. Bennett Blum.

A clear overview of undue influence and how manipulation, power imbalances, and vulnerability factor into elder abuse, probate disputes, and professional misconduct cases, with insight into how experts like Dr. Bennett Blum evaluate these claims.