Taking Legal Action for the Elderly in Pennsylvania
Elder financial abuse is a longstanding problem that can take many forms. Like other illegal financial activity, it can become more widespread in difficult economic times. At the respected law firm of Boyle, Autry & Murphy, our attorneys are dedicated to taking action when elderly people in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, or elsewhere in Pennsylvania, are exploited for financial gain.
If you, your elderly parent or someone else you care about has been exploited in a business transaction or taken advantage of by a trusted personal acquaintance, we encourage you to contact an experienced attorney capable of assessing what has happened and taking action to ensure the abuse stops.
Helping Vulnerable People and Holding Financial Predators Accountable
For a variety of reasons, the elderly are frequent targets for unscrupulous individuals looking to profit at someone else's expense. Many elderly people are not savvy in the more sophisticated tools of modern finance, for example. Many are still able to function at a high level in most areas, but may have lapses in memory and judgment due to Alzheimer's disease, dementia or other realities of the aging process.
In some cases, victims of elder financial abuse are simply too trusting — falling victim to someone they like and depend upon, or to a slick salesman or other businessperson they don't suspect would deceive them.
Deceptive Sales — Unneeded Trusts — Caregiver Embezzlement
Our lawyers will assess your likelihood of success in legal action when you know or suspect that:
- A financial adviser, insurance or real estate salesman, or other businessperson has coerced or misled an elderly victim into an unwise, worthless or clearly inappropriate investment for his/her circumstances
- A financial planner or estate planning attorney has sold a person unneeded services or vehicles such as complex trusts with little or no benefit
- A caregiver or trusted acquaintance has persuaded a vulnerable elderly person to give money or gifts, sign over a property or alter a will for his/her own undue financial gain
- A relative or other person with financial power of attorney for an elder has committed elder abuse through a breach of fiduciary duty
If you are wondering whether legal action is sensible in your case, we will apply decades of experience in giving you honest, insightful counsel. Beginning with a free consultation, we will consider all angles for obtaining compensation and justice.
