What Mickey Rooney Taught Us About Financial Elder Abuse

Financial Elder Abuse is a very real dilemma, and there is not enough awareness about it in the media. Mickey Rooney's passing was sad, but before his death he tried to call attention to his own financial abuse. Make sure to watch the video on financial elder abuse that is attached to the article.

In September 2011, Rooney's court-appointed conservator, Michael. R. Augustine, filed suit against the actor's stepson Christopher Aber, and the stepson's wife, Christina, alleging elder abuse and misappropriation of his likeness. The suit alleged that after Rooney let his stepson handle his personal and business affairs, the couple stole Rooney's money for their own use, kept him in the dark about his own finances, used threatening and abusive language, and refused him basic necessities like food and medicine. In October 2013, Rooney's conservator agreed to a $2.8-million stipulated judgment against the couple.

— Consumer Reports