Asking Eric: Decades after divorce, second wife wants to share the truth with children
My concern is that, when she dies, my husband and I will be responsible for him and his debts. Any inheritance will be split ...
Asking Eric: I’m afraid we’ll be held responsible for slacker BIL after my husband’s mother dies
Dear Eric: My brother-in-law (never married, age 63) has been financially irresponsible as long as I’ve been married to his ...
Asking Eric: Parents financially bailing out their 63-year-old child
My brother-in-law (never married, age 63) has been financially irresponsible as long as I’ve been married to his brother. He ...
Asking Eric: Parents are worried about 31-year-old son who hasn’t moved out
Dear Eric: My son, who is 31, still lives at home. He is a great person and is not antisocial. He has a job that doesn’t pay ...
Asking Eric: Husband was the good guy all this time, but evil ex kept it a secret from his children
My husband has been deceased for nearly a decade. Recently, I was going through his leftover files. For years he insisted ...
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Asking Eric: My husband’s kids believed he abandoned them and his first wife. Now that he’s passed, do I set the record straight?
Your brother-in-law may be accustomed to others bailing him out, but you can and should make it clear that there are other ...
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Asking Eric: I’m worried my brother-in-law’s financial fiasco will become my problem
My concern is that, when she dies, my husband and I will be responsible for him and his debts. Any inheritance will be split ...
Asking Eric: My brother-in-law has become a financial burden on our family
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is concerned about their brother-in-law who is financially irresponsible.
Asking Eric: I have proof my husband didn’t abandon his family like his ex said. Can I tell his kids?
Your brother-in-law may be accustomed to others bailing him out, but you can and should make it clear that there are other options – debt counseling, financial education, even conservatorship – that ...
Asking Eric: My late husband’s ex told their children he abandoned them ... I’ve learned that’s not true
I have found letters from 60 years ago verifying he did not abandon the family ... . What to do with these letters?
Asking Eric: I’m not interested in assuming the debt of my fiscally irresponsible 63-year-old brother-in-law
My mother-in-law always tells the family that my husband’s responsibility is for the family’s well-being and to care for everyone when she’s gone.