Dear Judy,
My late husband died last month, leaving almost everything to me (I am his 3rd wife). It’s a big estate, and I’m a wealthy widow. His grown kids are furious, mainly with me because now that their father is dead obviously I’m the only one they can take it out on!
Their attitude is making me miserable. [...]
Dear Judy,
I belong to a pretty large church with a big congregation, some of its members very flush, some not. 2 weeks ago, one of our congregation died, and I happen to know his widow and 2 kids (not exactly kids, tho, both in their 20’s) are well-provided for.
Last Sunday our pastor told us the [...]
A reader writes in with a pretty common dilemma: her lawyer has told her to write a Will (smart lawyer!). That isn’t the dilemma, however. The reader is single, childless and 55 years old (meaning she should have written a Last Will long before this). She wants to do right by her two nieces whom [...]
Dear Judy,
I have to write what must seem to you like an extremely odd question. My husband dropped dead of a heart attack 4 weeks ago. I know what I just wrote will strike you at least as odd as what I’m about to say, but bear with me.
The two of us did not get along. That’s [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2009