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Ahead of midterm elections, Republican and Democratic parents ‘deeply polarized’ over K-12 school subjects, including gender identity, slavery and prayer
Parents are divided over what their children are taught in the classroom. Parents are “deeply polarized” along political lines over whether their children should learn whether about gender identity and Read more
Opinion: ‘I feel like the unluckiest college saver.’ With the stock market down, here’s 3 things parents of juniors and seniors can do now.
As the parent of a high school junior, I feel like the unluckiest college saver. I’m close to tuition bills coming, which is not a good time for our portfolio Read more
Does anyone want your parents’ art? Don’t junk it yet—a warped, moldy abstract painting sold for $30,000
Six years ago, when my father died and my sister Robin and I had to determine what to do with the possessions he and our late mother owned, I discovered Read more
‘After you’re dead, you can’t explain it.’ Parents usually split their estate evenly among their kids. But if they don’t — look out.
In a 1964 episode of “The Twilight Zone,” a group of sniveling siblings await the death of their wealthy father. They covet the riches they’re about to inherit. But the old Read more
Do your parents have a will? Is it up-to-date? How do you even ask?
My mother told me many times over the years that she had a will, and I believed her. When she died, we discovered that her will was 40 years old Read more
‘After my mom died, they did not visit my dad or call him’: My parents left me $800,000. My 2 sisters predeceased them, leaving 6 kids. Do they deserve any inheritance?
Recently, both my parents passed away. The most recent leaves pretty much everything to me. Both of my half-sisters have passed away as well, but my parents wanted something to Read more
‘I’m thankful for the dollar store’: Parents are stressed out shopping for clothes during back-to-school season, and struggle with record-high inflation
India Wayman, 40, a stay-at-home mom in North Syracuse, N.Y. says she’s never felt this much stress buying back-to-school clothes for her daughter. “I have to go through too many Read more
My sister and I cared for our parents until they died, but our other siblings don’t want to compensate us
Dear Harry, I am the trustee of my parents’ trust. My sister and I, out of six children, have also been the sole caregivers for both parents. They are both Read more