Category: Elder Abuse

California’s Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (“EADACPA”)

March 20, 2023 | Elder Abuse

California’s Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (“EADACPA”) defines elder abuse as the “physical abuse, neglect, financial abuse, abandonment, isolation, abduction, or other treatment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental suffering.”[1] It is also defined as the deprivation by a care custodian of goods or services that are necessary to avoid physical harm or… Read more