ELDER ABUSE.

The article discusses how lawyers should handle elder abuse to prevent the same. Estate planning is the main area in which attorneys are likely to come across elder abuse. Signs of physical abuse include injuries or a general lack of care; and financial abuse refers to the illegal or improper use of an elder's property, which results in a loss to the elder. It is stated that if an elder client wants to sign a power of attorney or will, the engaged lawyer should talk to the client in private.