Penelope Singh articles

You thought you were building something together. You helped with the down payment and chipped in on the mortgage...but then after the breakup, you find out your name isn’t on the title at all. That’s the moment everything shifts and you're left with one question: does any of the money you put in give you a claim to the house?

If your landlord dies with a reverse mortgage on the house you're living in, you'll likely wonder what happens next.

If your income has changed by a lot since you got married, it may affect your prenuptial agreement, if you and your partner have one.

Once a home sale closes, any problems with appliances in the home now belong to the buyers.

You expect a few bumps when your child starts applying for financial aid, but being denied a student loan because they already have bad credit is not one of them. Then the truth comes out: someone opened credit cards using your child’s Social Security number years ago. Even worse, the person responsible might be your ex-spouse.

You want to keep your childhood home, but your parents have passed on with no will and credit card debt debt hanging over the estate. We explore your possible options.

A competitive housing market means there's always a chance you can get outbid at the last minute.

If you feel that the inheritance was divided unfairly between you and your siblings, your options for getting a better deal depend on the exact terms of the will.

Even if your company is having problems switching to a new payroll provider, its workers still have to be paid on time.