The Connecticut Elder Law Blog

Participating in Special Needs Trust Webinar Today!

I'm looking forward to participating with Beth Manes, Esq. of New Jersey in a nationally-broadcast webinar on special needs trust planning today at 1pm EST.  

The webinar is being produced by Strafford Publications and it's not too late to register.  

Click here if you're interested!

Why the Average Age of Fraud Victims is 69!

Scams and fraud that target the elderly has been a problem for a very long time, and it's an increasingly bigger problem when the economy is in tough shape as it is now.  However, I was shocked to find out that the average age for all fraud victims is 69!

National Public Radio (NPR) ran a story this morning which looks at the sociological and psychological reasons for the elderly being prime fraud targets.  Click here for a fascinating read.