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Are Ohio lawyers required to report elder abuse if it is told to them in confidence by the elder or if they suspect it?

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A family member that was suspected of being neglected volunteered the information that it was more than just financial abuse and slight neglect. She requested to revoke her POA and live with a different family member that agreed. After she spoke to a lawyer and the paperwork was created she is no longer accepting any calls or visitors and the lawyer returned his fee to the family member that paid on her behalf. If the lawyer was told of or suspected abuse would the atty. client privilege prevent him from reporting the abuse? Is the atty. required to report the abuse if he is aware of it or suspects it?

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Daniel Perlman ·
Generally, only an open threat of future serious harm is reportable, and then still not a requirement of the ethical or legal rules of an attorney. Your confidence is not breakable generally except if you are threatening to kill someone. Doctors and therapists may be a different story.
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