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Your parent got divorced, built a new life, and eventually passed away. Then the estate paperwork delivered an unpleasant surprise: an ex was still named to receive money. Whether the family can challenge that depends on which document controls.

Taking the whole family out to dinner for $25 sounds like an impossible dream these days. Getting everyone fed and still having change sounds downright impossible. Well, in the 1980s, these restaurants could make it happen. Did you eat at any of them?

You finally close on your new home, get the keys, and start settling in. Then you notice something is off: that large, beautiful tree that was in the yard when you toured the property is gone. Not trimmed. Not damaged. Completely removed. Now you’re left wondering what just happened and what you can do about it.

Las Vegas casino buffets once offered all-you-can-eat meals for just a few dollars. Discover why these legendary bargains were so cheap, what changed, and why so many disappeared forever.

One grandchild got college paid for while the others didn't. Here's whether the estate must account for that unequal lifetime gift.

Remember when $20 could buy dinner for two at Applebee's, or when a family could head to a restaurant without worrying about a massive bill? In the 2000s, chains like Chili's, Olive Garden, and TGI Fridays competed to offer Americans enormous portions at surprisingly low prices. But behind those bottomless breadsticks and bargain meals, the restaurant business was changing in ways customers couldn't see. Some of those beloved deals eventually became financial disasters, and the fallout helps explain why eating out today feels so expensive.

You bought them for the cover story, flipped past the perfume ads, and somehow ended up planning a vacation you couldn’t afford. In the 1980s, magazines could take over your coffee table (and your bedside table). But how many of these once-familiar names do you actually remember?

While many of us have tossed our cassette tape collections, those who held on could be holding on to a whole lotta cash. You'll be surprised to know how much some of these rare (and not so rare) cassette tapes sell for these days. Like this one...

Discover the best options for inherited vacation properties when family members disagree. Learn about buyouts, co-ownership agreements, rentals, tax implications, partition actions, and when selling may be the smartest financial decision.