The Moneyist
‘My dad says the house will pass to me in a transfer-on-death deed, so it cannot be contested by my half-brother. Is that correct?’
‘I grew up an only child. I am my father’s only child; however, my mother was married before him and has a son who is my half-brother.’
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Dear Quentin,
My mother and father were married for almost 60 years, and my mother just passed away. I grew up an only child. I am my father’s only child; however, my mother was married before him and has a son who is my half-brother. She didn’t raise him, nor did she see him until he looked her up about 20 years ago.
When my mother…
