My Mom Didn't Leave Money to My Brother

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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John has to break the news to his brother that he's not inheriting any of their mother's money. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:26.2	at dr laura dot com john welcome to the program hi dr laura thanks for taking my call you're welcome
0:35.6	i mean i need help um to be diplomatic with my brother.
0:43.1	My mom recently passed, and I had been her caregiver for several, many years.
0:50.0	And she left everything.
0:51.2	Between several and many, how many years is that?
1:00.3	About 15, intensive, probably 12 to 10.
1:03.7	So you're not married with kids?
1:05.2	I'm not.
1:08.0	That's one mistake I haven't made yet.
1:10.2	Oh. I mean, it would have been a mistake to do the things I've done and have kids in a marriage.
1:16.6	I see.
1:17.5	So I knew not to do that.
1:19.7	So I'm about to call my brother and say, Mom left everything to me.
1:27.1	And I just want to wait to say it so I might
1:29.4	possibly still have a brother later in my life well you put a roadblock there if you want to make
1:39.9	sure that there's no animosity between the two of you, then I guess you'll have to get an attorney
1:44.6	to figure out how to do this without taxes and give half of everything to him, and then he'll be
1:49.2	hunky-dory. So it all depends upon what he's like, and would he be angry and mad at you? Of course,
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