My sister and I always remark that it was very easy when our parents passed…7 siblings, but virtually no assets to pass along. Ah, there were some benefits to growing up ‘poor’.
Nothing about this sounds easy. My parents did not live long lives, so my siblings and I never dealt with these issues. Of course, we also missed that time with them and my kids only have a few vague memories of them. Never had to deal with estate issues either since there was none.
My niece...