During a recent visit to the once thriving southwestern town of Tucumcari, New Mexico, located in Quay County on “Historic Route 66,” I wondered how businesses were surviving there during Read more
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‘You’ll leave a mess and they won’t think as highly of you.’ Dying without a will is the ultimate selfish act.
There are many reasons why otherwise responsible adults do not make a will. They’re too busy, put off by the perceived cost, or unwilling to ponder their own death. Financial Read more
‘My brother has done nothing,’ but lays claim to my late father’s home. I’ve lived there since 2016. What should I do?
My father died in 2019 without a will in Ohio. He has property, and a home. I’ve lived on the property and in the home since 2016. Nothing has been Read more
‘My mom says she was already after him at my grandmother’s funeral’: My grandfather married a 2nd time before dying. Do I have any right to an inheritance?
Dear Quentin, My paternal grandmother died when I was 5 years old. Her husband, my grandfather, remarried a woman a couple of years later. (My mom says she was already Read more