Alec Bohm has settled his lawsuit against his parents, Lisa and Daniel Bohm, ending their contentious legal battle that began in 2019. Bohm had sought at least $3 million and an accounting of his finances after alleging his parents mismanaged millions of dollars he earned during his baseball career. The settlement terms are confidential, but Bohm's attorney confirmed the case is resolved. According to the lawsuit, Bohm accused his parents of transferring money from his personal accounts into their own control for personal expenses, including using funds from his foundation to cover personal costs.
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Alec Bohm, a Phillies infielder, has settled a lawsuit against his parents, Daniel and Lisa Bohm, after a six-month legal battle. The dispute began in 2019 and involved allegations that Bohm's parents mismanaged millions of dollars he earned from his baseball career. Bohm had sought a judgment of at least $3 million and the return of money he claimed his parents used for themselves, as well as an accounting of his finances. His parents had argued that Bohm was unaware of his finances because he was focused on baseball, but Bohm alleged they transferred millions from his personal accounts to control through LLCs established by them. The terms of the settlement are confidential and were confirmed by both parties' attorneys, Gary DeVito for Bohm and an attorney representing Daniel and Lisa Bohm, who declined further comment.
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Months after Alec Bohm sued his parents, their contentious legal battle is finally over.
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The Phillies infielder and his mother and father — Lisa and Daniel Bohm — reached a settlement nearly six months after Bohm filed a lawsuit accusing them of mismanaging millions of dollars he earned during his professional baseball career.
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Gary DeVito, an attorney representing Bohm, confirmed the settlement to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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He noted that the terms are confidential.
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An attorney representing Daniel and Lisa Bohm also confirmed that the case was settled but declined further comment.
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Bohm, who is making $10.2 million in 2026, originally sought a judgment of at least $3 million, along with the return of money he alleged his parents used for themselves and an accounting of his finances.
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The dispute dates back to 2019.
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According to the lawsuit, Daniel and Lisa told their son they needed a 10 percent ownership interest on paper in two LLCs established to hold his earnings in order to manage them on his behalf, while Bohm would remain the true owner of the assets.
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Bohm alleged his parents subsequently transferred millions from his personal accounts into accounts controlled through the LLCs and “converted to their own use” an unspecified amount.
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The 30-year-old also accused them of using money from the Alec Bohm Foundation to cover personal expenses, according to the lawsuit, allegations his parents denied.
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The corner infielder’s “apparent lack of knowledge” over his finances “emanates solely from his own lack of attention and interest,” the parents said in a court document, as reported in the Inquirer.
“He had been perfectly happy to have Mom and Dad do all of the work, while he focused on baseball and enjoyed an otherwise carefree life,” the filing said.
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The dispute intensified in May over $528,618 that Bohm’s parents transferred from an LLC money-market account into their attorney’s trust account.
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Bohm alleged the money was taken to cover anticipated legal expenses and sought to have it frozen or returned.
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His parents maintained that the money had been moved for safekeeping and to cover expenses associated with the LLCs.
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The elder Bohms also argued that their son had long known about the financial structure.
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Bohm largely avoided discussing the dispute publicly.
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Bohm, an All-Star in 2024, has otherwise had a decent year, though a step back for his standards to this point, putting up a .700 OPS — his lowest since 2021 — adding 15 homers and 79 RBIs.
He did blast a homer with two RBIs in Friday’s 5-2 loss to the Braves.
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