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Article: SAVVY SENIOR: 'Who gets Grandma's yellow pie plate?'
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- January 24, 2005
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Dear Savvy Senior: Do you have any tips on the best way to divvy
up your parents' prized possessions after they're gone? My parents,
both in their early 80s, are still living but my two brothers and I
nearly came to blows last month when dad asked if any of us wanted
his old rifle. It's not worth much money but it got me thinking that
if we're fussing over this one item, how will we handle a house full
of stuff when they eventually pass away. Any advice to keep us from
killing each other? - Pistol Pete
Dear Pistol: You've stumbled into some territory that has caused
many family fights, even for those families who enter the process
with the best of intentions. Also, you may be interested to ...