financial neglect
Ignoring money duties
Financial neglect is the failure to provide adequate financial support or management for someone in your care—typically a child, elderly parent, or dependent adult.
It includes not paying for necessities like food, housing, or medical care, as well as mismanaging funds meant for a dependent's welfare.
The investigation revealed years of financial neglect by the appointed guardian.
The term appears most often in social services and elder care contexts, where it may constitute a form of abuse.
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- povertySevere lack of resources
- paycheck to paycheckNo savings between wages
- debtMoney owed another
- unpaidNot yet compensated
bills · past due · late fees · struggling · falling behind · eviction · hunger · utilities · disconnected · empty · fridge · overdue · notices · final warning · collection · hardship · credit score · survival
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Duty to manage money wisely
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Controlling another through money
theft · embezzlement · fraud · extortion · swindling
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Money given to assist
financial provision · fiscal responsibility · economic support · financial security · asset protection
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