A free 21-page guide from a trial attorney with four decades of practice and more than 3,000 cases. Written in plain language for the adult children of aging parents — covering the warning signs, the prevention measures most families miss, and when to ask for help.
What Every Family Should Know About Elder Financial Abuse — Before You Need a Lawyer
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What Every Family Should Know About Elder Financial Abuse —
Before You Need a Lawyer
A free 21-page guide from a trial attorney with four decades of practice and more than 3,000 cases. Written in plain language for the adult children of aging parents — covering the warning signs, the prevention measures most families miss, and when to ask for help.
Why This Guide Matters
Elder Financial Abuse Is the Fastest-Growing Category of Economic Crime in America
The estimates of annual losses range from $30 billion to more than $170 billion. The variance reflects how poorly the country measures this crime — not how small it is.
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Roughly 1 in 10 Americans over 60 is the victim of elder abuse in any given year.
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Between 54% and 90% of elder financial abuse is committed by family members or other trusted insiders — not by strangers.
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For every case reported to Adult Protective Services, an estimated 24 to 44 cases go unreported.
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Most victims show only mild cognitive impairment — and most have never been formally diagnosed.
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The legal system recovers funds in only a small fraction of cases — making prevention dramatically more important than litigation.
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The five facts every family needs to know — including the surprising truth about who actually commits this crime.
-What’s Inside the Guide
What You’ll Learn
Twenty-one pages of practical, plain-language guidance drawn from four decades of trial practice. Written so a concerned family member — not a lawyer — can read it in a single sitting and act on it the same day.
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The five facts every family needs to know — including the surprising truth about who actually commits this crime.
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How to recognize the warning signs in your own family, from financial irregularities to subtle patterns of isolation.
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Why uncompensated family caregiving is the single greatest cause of elder financial abuse — and the one preventive measure that would eliminate most of it.
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A practical prevention checklist of measures any family can implement, most of them at little or no cost.
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When to consult an attorney, what to expect from a first conversation, and how to know whether a case is worth pursuing.
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National resources, reporting channels, and how to find qualified counsel in your state.
MacDonald Rudy
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Michael D. Rudy
MacDonald Rudy
Latest Book
Elder Financial Abuse and Inheritance Fraud
Prevention, Detection and Legal Enforcement
About the Author
Written by a Trial Lawyer Who Has Spent His Career Inside These Cases
Michael D. Rudy is a founding partner of MacDonald Rudy O’Neill & Yamauchi, LLLP in Honolulu, Hawaii. Since the firm’s founding in 1992, he has concentrated his practice in elder financial exploitation, inheritance fraud, and trust and estate litigation. He and his firm have litigated, mediated, or settled more than $1.5 billion in disputed elder financial abuse matters across thousands of cases.
He has been recognized in Best Lawyers for Trusts and Estates Litigation continuously since 2012 and is the author of the comprehensive treatise from which this guide is drawn. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and his Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law.
Final Call to Action
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why is this guide free?
Because the information in it should be widely available. Elder financial abuse is preventable in most cases, but only when families know what to watch for. The full treatment of the subject — for attorneys, judges, and readers who want comprehensive coverage — is the subject of Mr. Rudy’s full-length book, available separately. This guide is the starting point.
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Yes — you’ll receive the guide immediately and then a short series of follow-up emails over the next few weeks with related material, plus a monthly newsletter thereafter. Every email includes a one-click unsubscribe if you decide it isn’t useful.
Is this a substitute for legal advice?
No. The guide is educational, not legal advice. If you have a specific concern about an elderly family member, consult a qualified attorney in your jurisdiction. The guide will help you know when that consultation is worth having.
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