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My husband added my mother-in-law to the deed of our house 20 years ago. Now we’re getting divorced, and she wants one-third. Can I fight this?

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My husband bought our house with an inheritance. I signed a quitclaim. He said I could live there after he dies, but changed his mind. What now?

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My soon-to-be ex-husband placed his money in a trust before we married, and used it to buy properties. Am I entitled to any of these?

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I inherited $246,000 from my mother and used $142,000 to pay off our mortgage. If we divorce, can I get it back?

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I paid off $57,000 of my boyfriend’s mortgage. We married, but now he wants a divorce — and this property.

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My wife received a $1 million payout from her employer when she retired. Am I entitled to 50% of that if we divorce?

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What happens to credit-card debt after you die? Will my mother’s IRA be used to pay off her personal loans? 

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My husband, 76, and my daughter, 26, don’t get along. How do I make sure he doesn’t disinherit her if I die first?

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Is it OK for my new boyfriend to ask me to split the bill? ‘I don’t want him to get used to me paying for my own meals.’

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My stepdaughter is executor to her late father’s will, and believes she’s now on the deed to my home. Is that possible?

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My husband’s parents left a $585,000 trust. My sister-in-law is trustee, but blocks our calls and plans to skip town. What can we do?

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If I buy a home with an inheritance and only put my name on the deed, does my husband have any rights? 

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My ex-husband is suing for half of our children’s 529 plans — eight years after our divorce. Is he entitled to plunder these accounts?