Dear Quentin, I have a friend and family member who recently turned 21. For the past few years, he has worked full time. His father is a very controlling man Read more
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‘I grew up an only child’: My father wants me to inherit the family home, but my late mother also had a son from her first marriage. Are we doing the right thing?
Dear Quentin, My mother and father were married for almost 60 years, and my mother just passed away. I grew up an only child. I am my father’s only child; Read more
‘My brother and I have been seeing her darker side’: My father is worth $3 million, but my stepmother only looks out for her own 6 kids. How do I protect my inheritance?
Before my father married, he owned a home and a separate five-acre property that he currently rents out, as well as a small business. After he married my stepmom, they Read more
‘She will sail into the sunset with my dad’s belongings’: My father died and my stepmother is moving to France. There was no memorial. What can I do?
Dear Quentin, My dad passed away and his wife — my stepmother — has been ignoring all the family. I have made numerous attempts to ask questions, but I have Read more
My father reportedly left me $1 in his will at my stepmother’s urging. Is it true that I cannot receive anything from his estate?
Dear Quentin, I have heard that if someone just leaves you $1 in their will, you cannot receive anything from their death. Is this true? My father passed, several years Read more
My son lives with his father and stepmom. She has access to his bank account — and has a history of embezzlement. How can I get him out of there?
My son is 27 years old. He’s very smart. He scored 32 on his ACT test without cracking the book. However, he can’t manage life. He blew up the motor Read more
My boyfriend, 68, lives with his father, 95. He has almost no ‘mad money’ to go places and do things. Is it unreasonable to expect him to get a part-time job?
I am a 65-year-old retired woman with modest Social Security and annuity payments. I also own my own home and have savings. I’ve been seeing a 68-year-old retiree since just Read more
‘We get hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties’: My late father left his investments to me and my sister, but gave me more than 50%. My sister wants half. What should I do?
Dear Quentin, My sister is two years older than me. We both are married and have incomes in the low six figures, and our husbands have similar earnings. When she Read more
‘My husband and my father never really got along’: How do I ensure my husband of 26 years never gets his hands on my inheritance of several million dollars?
Dear Quentin, I’ve been married 26 years, and my husband and my father never really gotten along well. At some point in the near future, I will inherit a significant Read more