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Welfare and Institutions Code § 15657.7

ARTICLE 8.5. Civil Actions for Abuse of Elderly or Dependent Adults

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 15657.7Official source ↗Ask about this

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 475, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2009.

An action for damages pursuant to Sections 15657.5 and 15657.6 for financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult, as defined in Section 15610.30, shall be commenced within four years after the plaintiff discovers or, through the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have discovered, the facts constituting the financial abuse.