California Appeals Panel Reinstates Elder Abuse Claim In Dispute Between Neighbors

(February 6, 2019, 8:22 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — An 81-year-old woman may proceed with a petition for a restraining order against her neighbor under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (Elder Abuse Act) because the act doesn’t require a particular type of care-taking relationship between the abuser and victim, a California appellate panel ruled Jan. 28, reversing a trial court’s judgment (Jude Darrin v. Sandra J. Miller, No. A155089, Calif. App., 1st Dist., Div. 2, 2019 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 641)....

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