Asking Eric: How could my dad name his 3 kids, who never call, help or check in, as his executors?
This devoted child has been there through Dad's illnesses and need. They can't understand why their father would pick these ...
Asking Eric: Can I exclude my nephew from my will if I fear he’ll give his money to a cult?
It’s time for me to update my will, and I’m struggling with the division of my assets. I have no children of my own, and my ...
Asking Eric: I’m concerned about my cousin’s mental health after their recent behavior
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is concerned about their cousin's mental health due to ...
Asking Eric: Family member wants full support for bad decisions
My cousin (more like a sister) has been making some extremely rash and concerning choices over the last year. After she had ...
Asking Eric: My wife was abused by her father years ago and she never told her brother ... I wish she would
DEAR ERIC: Soon after we had our first child, my wife uncovered a repressed memory that she had been sexually abused by her ...
Asking Eric: Is it ethical to cut him from my will because he’s in a cult?
Dear Eric: It’s time for me to update my will, and I’m struggling with the division of my assets. I have no children of my ...
Asking Eric: Responses to previous questions from readers
Dear Looking Forward: These are wonderful suggestions for the letter writer, or anyone with the capacity to be there for a ...
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Asking Eric: We’re baffled after our neighbor accused us of trying to scam the government
Dear Eric: I live in a very rural and rather remote area where you can count “neighbors” on one hand. My husband and I made ...
Asking Eric: Husband’s anxiety makes wife anxious, too
Over the years, my husband has used various anti-anxiety drugs under a doctor’s supervision and found one that works. He has ...
Asking Eric: I wasn’t asking her to lie for me, I just wanted a little tax break
A property owner is offended when a neighbor takes an honest favor as a request to lie; a coworker feels excluded from a ...
Asking Eric: Brother leaves house a mess after visit, but sister fears upsetting him
My brother and I were estranged for many years at his insistence. We were able to reconcile after our father’s death when I ...
Asking Eric: My brother left my house a mess after his visit. What do I say?
Dear Eric: My brother and I were estranged for many years at his insistence. We were able to reconcile after our father’s death when I gave him a larger portion of the estate than my father had willed ...