More Suspicious Circumstances

More Suspicious Circumstances - Especially in Probate Litigation 

• Withholding mail.

• Limiting telephone access.

• Limiting visitation.

• Limiting privacy when victim is with others.

• Discussion of transaction at an unusual or inappropriate time.

• Consummation of the transaction at an unusual place.

• Use of multiple persuaders against a single vulnerable person.

• Demand the business be finished at once.

• Extreme emphasis on the consequences of delay.

• Obtaining an attorney for the victim.

• Using victim's assets - such as property, money, credit cards, etc.

• Becoming conservator, Trustee, beneficiary, executor, etc.

• Obtaining access to bank accounts.

• Obtaining access to safety deposit boxes.

• Having the victim name the perpetrator on Power of Attorney forms. 

Links:

Basic types of undue influence

Who is susceptible/vulnerable to undue influence? (The answers may surprise you.)

How to assess for undue influence. 

Elder Abuse, Financial Loss, and Undue Influence: FAQs.

Download articles and the "Undue Influence Worksheet" by Dr. Blum.