‘We are shocked and upset’: My mother died and her second husband said he now owns everything. Is this true?
My mother remarried in 2000 to a man that we didn’t really care for. My husband and I tolerated him, but overall we never got ...
Should I give half my £900k house to my son who lives with me to avoid IHT?
I'm keen to keep my inheritance tax liability to a minimum when I die with my estate (including my pension pot) currently ...
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Asking Eric: My spouse has a hoarding problem
The narrative that’s escalating conflict between the two of you might be one that people who hoard often hear: hoarding is ...
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Asking Eric: After I received an inheritance, my spouse and I disagree about retirement plans
Dear Eric: I am a 60-something man who struggled for decades, working multiple jobs at a time. Many of those jobs were ...
My spouse and I are worth about $3 million and my mom seemed shocked – should we not have told her?
Should you share the fact that you are wealthy? A Reddit user asked this question recently. He explained that he was ...
Asking Eric: My spouse died. How do I divide their financial estate?
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to a someone who isn't sure how to properly divide their late ...
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Asking Eric: Spouse’s death left me with large estate, questions on how to pass it on
I suspect that if my spouse had survived me, he would have split the bequests more equally among all of his brothers’ ...
Asking Eric: I can’t keep listening to my friend’s ‘woe is me’ reports
Dear Eric: Several months ago, a friend’s boyfriend broke up with her. She is devastated over this as she loves him very much ...
Asking Eric: How to fairly distribute my estate among in-laws
"My spouse recently died, leaving me with a substantial financial estate. Now I have to decide what to do with it." ...
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Asking Eric: Friend still speaking to her ex, despite his mistreatment
Several months ago, a friend’s boyfriend broke up with her. She is devastated over this as she loves him very much. Even ...
‘I am afraid to push the system for an answer’: I’m a firefighter, 57, from Oklahoma. If I die, will my husband be denied my pension?
As you can probably guess, firefighters in same-sex relationships are not that common in Oklahoma and I am afraid the pension ...
My wife, 72, and I, 80, have two houses and 56 acres of land. Our daughter is a joint tenant on our real estate. Do we need a will?
My wife and I own a business, two houses and a commercial building on three parcels of real estate totaling about 56 acres. We have no debts - the real estate was paid off a long time ago, the ...