What is the official definition of financial abuse? The Center for Financial Security denotes financial abuse as "controlling a person's ability to acquire, use, and maintain economic resources." ...

Here's the breakdown: Elder financial abuse covers a wide range of abusive conduct designed to extract a monetary or material gain from an elderly victim. There's no uniform definition of elder ...

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has launched two consultations on how it should improve its approach to handling complaints related to financial elder abuse and family violence.

In fact, experts fear that only 1 in 44 cases is reported. The True Link Report on Elder Financial Abuse 2015 estimates that more than $36 billion is fraudulently taken from the elderly every year.

Financial abuse — being denied access to or control over money — can wreak havoc on your life. Here's are things you can do ...

What can you do to protect your loved ones? It starts by understanding elder financial abuse, learning how to spot red flags, putting preventive measures in place and knowing how to report ...

One in 10 older Americans experience abuse, and financial abuse is one of the most common forms. According to the National Council on Aging, up to 5 million Americans suffer from financial elder ...

Types of elder abuse include physical, emotional, sexual, financial exploitation, neglect and abandonment. The resources we’ve collected here focus on financial exploitation. Elder financial ...

"In countries like India where financial abuse is legally part of the definition of family violence, there is very little talk about it. "Very much like [many] Australians still, they also see ...

This WFYI-produced documentary program looks at financial abuse of adults over age 65 and how policy changes can protect them. Fleeced: Speaking Out on Senior Financial Abuse explores what can ...