{"id":355735,"date":"2016-04-04T11:01:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T16:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/elder\/elder-abuse\/elder-abuse-overview.html"},"modified":"2022-10-25T11:49:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T16:49:56","slug":"elder-abuse-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/elder\/elder-abuse\/elder-abuse-overview.html","title":{"rendered":"Elder Abuse Legal Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Older Adult Abuse Overview<\/h1>\n
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Unfortunately, as we get older, we become more susceptible to older adult abuse. This is a serious and growing problem, made even more serious by the challenges involved in identifying and reporting such abuse.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

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Unfortunately, as we get older, we become more susceptible to older adult abuse. This is a serious and growing problem, made even more serious by the challenges involved in identifying and reporting the many forms of elder abuse. This overview will help you have a better understanding of the types of older adult abuse that exist and how to report abuse when you suspect it.<\/p>\r\n

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  1. What Is Older Adult Abuse?<\/a><\/li>\r\n
  2. <\/a>When Does Older Adult Abuse Take Place?<\/a><\/li>\r\n
  3. <\/a>Laws on Older Adult Abuse<\/a><\/li>\r\n
  4. <\/a>Older Adult Abuse and Criminal Law<\/a><\/li>\r\n
  5. <\/a>Older Adult Abuse and Civil Liability<\/a><\/li>\r\n
  6. <\/a>Adult Protective Services<\/a><\/li>\r\n
  7. <\/a>Typical Forms and How To Identify Older Adult Abuse<\/a><\/li>\r\n
  8. <\/a>How To Report Abuse<\/a><\/li>\r\n
  9. <\/a>Legal Remedies for Abuse<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    What Is Older Adult Abuse?<\/h2>\r\n

    Older adult law, sometimes called \u201celder law," covers a range of legal topics applying to people over the age of 65. Unfortunately, elder abuse cases are a large part of this legal area. The U.S. Department of Justice <\/a>estimates that up to 10% of older adults over the age of 65 experience abuse each year.<\/p>\r\n

    Someone commits older adult abuse by subjecting a person over 65 to:<\/p>\r\n