2006: UK: Access to assets: older people with impaired capacity and financial abuse

McCawley, Anne-Louise; Tilse, Cheryl; Wilson, Jill; Rosenman, Linda; Setterlund, Deborah.  The Journal of Adult Protection; Brighton Vol. 8, Iss. 1, (May 2006): 20-32. DOI:10.1108/14668203200600004

This paper draws upon findings from a secondary analysis of suspected financial abuse cases in files of the Guardianship and Administration Tribunal in Queensland, Australia. The paper explores the association between formal and semi-formal asset management arrangements and suspected financial abuse cases. The role of families as formal asset managers is also considered.