Written by Kristin Hetzer, the book Valle Egypt presents a case study of financial elder abuse perpetrated by family members and assisted by unscrupulous actors in the legal field.

1. Valle Egypt Explores
Legal and Ethical
Issues of Financial
Elder Abuse

2. Writ t e n by Krist in He t z e r, t he book
Va lle Egypt pre se nt s a c a se st udy of
fina nc ia l e lde r a buse pe rpe t ra t e d by
fa mily me mbe rs a nd a ssist e d by
unsc rupulous a c t ors in t he le ga l fie ld.
Pre se nt e d in t wo se c t ions, t he book
provide s supple me nt a ry re a ding t o
fina nc ia l profe ssiona ls a nd la w
st ude nt s. It a lso provide s t he e lde rly
wit h a c a ut iona ry le sson.

3. Pa rt One of t he book foc use s on a
fa mily fa rm t ha t ope ra t e d suc c e ssfully
for 60 ye a rs. T he n, it c olla pse d int o
fina nc ia l ruin following t he de a t h of
e lde r pa re nt s. Pa rt T wo offe rs a fa mily
fina nc ia l pla nning re sourc e out lining
e xa mple s t o pre ve nt e lde r a buse .

4. T he e duc a t iona l c ompone nt s of Va lle Egypt inc lude
de t a ile d informa t ion on se t t ing up a nd a dminist e ring
t rust s t hrough e st a t e pla nning. It ha s proc e ss- re la t e d
c onc e pt s suc h a s me dia t ion, pe t it ions, a nd bre a c h of
fiduc ia ry dut y by t rust e e s. T he book a lso disc usse s
diminishing me nt a l c a pa c it y in a ge d pa re nt s a nd how
c hildre n c a n ha ve undue influe nc e in t he fina nc ia l
a dminist ra t ion proc e ss. It c onc ise ly illust ra t e s wa ys in
whic h une t hic a l le ga l a nd busine ss pra c t ic e s ma y
a dve rse ly impa c t a n e nt ire fa mily, e ve n by a fe w ba d
pla ye rs.