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‘It’s complicated’: My husband, 61, wants to leave me everything. His kids will hate me. What should I do?
“I would likely give little to nothing to his children because they are irresponsible spendthrifts.”
‘I don’t own a home’: I’m 62, unemployed and have $1.5 million for retirement. Can I afford to divorce my husband?
“He has no loyalty to me or our vows.”
‘I don’t earn enough to support us and our baby’: My unemployed husband lost $22,000 trading sports cards. What now?
“I intervened, shut the business down and got him into therapy and support for gambling-type behaviors.”
My wife, 74, collects survivor benefits on her first husband. Can she now claim on her own Social Security record?
“My wife began receiving survivor benefits at age 60 from her deceased husband.”
‘It’s heartbreaking’: My cousin died and her estranged husband has taken possession of her home. Can we evict him?
“The house remains in her name. He has since kicked out each of the boys one by one.”
‘He thinks nothing of spending $40K on a new car’: My husband gives me the silent treatment. How can we agree on finances?
“I’m looking for a financial planner, marriage counselor and, possibly, a divorce attorney.”
“We want to invest the money and play catch up with our retirement savings/funding.”
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My brother-in-law left $600K to a friend. He experienced oxygen deprivation due to COPD. Can my husband contest the will?
“Around 30 days before passing, he changed everything to go to a friend.”
I have early Alzheimer’s and my husband has stage 4 kidney disease. We just inherited $50K. How can this help us?
“We have a 401(k) with $20,000, and $29,000 in a Roth IRA.”