Inheritance can be a complicated topic, often tied to deep emotions and family dynamics. One of our readers, Janet, recently found herself in an unexpected situation after the passing of her father.

Everyone in my grandparents’ generation of my family has died. Now the Boomers are also starting to pass on and we Gen Xers are inheriting all the unwanted family secrets. Secrets such as your ...

A man on Reddit is furious with his wife after she told her family about his big inheritance payout, despite them agreeing to keep it a secret. "I recently found out I will be inheriting some ...

Dear Liz: A good friend is leaving me money from her IRA after she dies. I have asked that the gift be designated as “sole and separate property” to me. As I am married and file joint state and ...

This letter comes from a reader who devoted years to caring for a dying parent, believing love and sacrifice would be enough.

Dear Annie: I read a letter in your column about inheritance issues, and I wanted to share my own story. My mother transferred a $930,000 house near the ocean to my single brother a few years ago in ...

“I would like to put some of it on our mortgage but then he would ask where it came from,” she wrote on Mumsnet Brian Anthony Hernandez joined PEOPLE as a writer-editor in 2023. He was promoted to a ...