My Mother Dumped My Father’s Debt On Me—And Lost The Inheritance

Settle, or this goes to the District Attorney. Fraud is a felony, Julia. So is forgery. You could do five years.

Two weeks later, right before Christmas, their lawyer contacted ours. Diane wanted to negotiate. The fight had gone out of her.

She offered a settlement: full ownership of the house returned to Harold Bennett, my father, with a clear title.continue reading …