According to UN Women, one in three women worldwide experiences physical or sexual abuse, primarily inflicted on them by a romantic partner. Moreover, since the outbreak of COVID-19, UN Women ...

In California, the definition of “domestic violence” extends far beyond the traditional notions of physical and emotional ...

Financial abuse takes many forms, from controlling relationships to crippling child maintenance battles, affecting women and men alike in South Africa. According to Bertus Preller, a family law ...

It wasn’t until Julie* had left her husband that she realised she was a victim of financial abuse. “After we divorced, he wouldn’t give me his address, because he didn’t want to pay child ...

In December 2024 the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (the Committee) published a Report following an inquiry ...

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 ...

Financial abuse is more common than you think. In one survey of domestic violence survivors, 99% said they'd been financially abused, in addition to experiencing physical and psychological harm.

Read on for the most recent elder fraud and financial abuse statistics. There were 92,371 victims of elder fraud in 2021. Elder fraud losses increased by 391.9% ($343 million to $1.685 billion ...

They were convicted of grand theft and financial elder abuse, both felonies, and two counts of misdemeanor elder abuse. Last summer, a California appeals court stayed one of Schoenbachler's ...

The U.S. Department of Justice defines elder financial exploitation as the illegal or improper use of an elder’s money, ...