K.J.T. v. Tzankov CA4/2
On February 21, 2020, B.T.’s son, plaintiff and respondent K.J.T. (Son1), requested an elder abuse protective order against Tzankov, protecting B.T.; B.T.’s adult son K.T. (Son2); and Son2’s wife. Tzankov was B.T.’s live-in caretaker for over 15 years. Son1 asserted that, over the years, Tzankov “used guilt and intimidation” to gain control of B.T.’s finances. B.T.’s money was used to purchase Tzankov a $77,000 motorhome and three Audi sedans. In January 2020, Tzankov allegedly stole $10,000 in cash from B.T.’s safe. Tzankov was the beneficiary of a $100,000 life insurance policy on B.T.’s life.
On January 24, 2020, B.T. called Son1, who is a physician, and complained of feeling dizzy and feverish and having low blood pressure. Son1 told B.T. to go to the emergency room. Tzankov delayed B.T. going to the hospital by one day. When B.T. arrived at the hospital, she had “signs of life threatening sepsis/bacteremia, pneumonia, and . . . dangerously altered cardiac rhy
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