By H. William Beseth III

Ohio’s senior adults may find themselves relying on and trusting others for care and assistance but when that reliance and trust is exploited, Ohio law provides an Ohio estate, trust, and fiduciary litigator (“Ohio Probate Litigator”) with powerful tools to recover what was wrongfully taken and restore it to the rightful beneficiaries. This article examines the growing intersection of elder financial exploitation and estate, trust, and fiduciary litigation in Ohio. The article (i) surveys common fact patterns through which vulnerable adults are financially victimized, (ii) reviews the Ohio Probate Litigator’s toolkit to prosecute bad actors, and (iii) offers an overview of possibilities for prosecuting these claims in Ohio’s probate courts.

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