I have an elderly family member who was recently found to have dementia (doctor diagnosed in July). Recently, debt collectors have obtained his bank information from him and collected sums from his account. He does not recall making such agreements, but the payments were beginning to come out around the time the memory loss started to become severe and noticeable. They claim collection accounts were active from 1994 - 2000, which would have been beyond the statute of limitation in Texas (4 years). We've asked that these payments cease. Does anyone have any advice as to how to stop future collection efforts? I'm assuming he has reactivated these accounts? He really was not competent enough to make these decisions, and the accounts are very old. He still receives frequent phone calls and letters. I appreciate any suggestions as we're not concerned about his credit report/score, but we want to ensure no more money is taken, and he is not caught on the phone while vulnerable.
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