St. Thomas Law Review

A Flawed Fix: Rethinking Fla. Stat. § 415.10341 to Better Protect Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation

March 24, 2025By Nicole Nardo

Financial exploitation is a common form of abuse that targets seniors and adults with disabilities. In 2023, Florida alone reported a staggering loss of more than $293 million due to financial fraud involving vulnerable individuals.[i] In attempts to combat this issue, Florida Senator Darryl Rouson introduced Senate Bill 556, “Protection of Specified Adults,” during the […]

Elder Law Florida Law

Protection for the Vulnerable Among Us: The Role of Guardians

April 19, 2021By Gabrielle Bush

What happens when we can no longer care for ourselves? Whose responsibility is to take care of us?

Elder Law

Florida’s Implementation of Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams Creates Optimism for the Elderly Population

December 22, 2020By Tiffany Arias

According to the National Council of Aging, “1 in 10 American senior citizens have experienced some form of elder abuse, and only 1 in 14 cases of abuse have been reported to authorities.” For many years, Florida has placed a systematic review in child abuse and domestic relation deaths, however, the vulnerable elderly population have […]

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