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The Dr. Laura Podcast

My Parents Are Leaving a Mess for Me to Deal With

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Jennifer wishes her parents hadn't made her the executor of their will. 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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0:13.9

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0:23.4

Jennifer, welcome to the program.

0:26.0

Hi, thank you so much.

0:27.9

I'm finally getting off and calling.

0:31.5

Oh, thank you.

0:33.6

I'm calling to say, I was wondering if you can help me out.

0:36.8

My brain's kind of scattered a little bit, but I'll try and work through my thought process.

0:41.9

Sure.

0:42.8

So my brother and I, I'm the executor to my parents' will, and they're in their mid-80s,

0:50.1

and my father is now on the list to have heart surgery.

0:54.4

So we were sort of going over top of their will and clarifying some things because

0:58.4

their will hadn't been updated for several years.

1:01.9

And so the other background story of that is that my brother has been a chronic drug user

1:08.7

for, well, I would say close to 30 years.

1:12.7

So now he goes back and forth of being on the wagon and not on the wagon.

1:16.7

So currently he's deep in intravenous drugs, and he's no longer being a part of the family for probably about five years.

1:26.7

He's dropped off from paying child support. He's dropped off from paying child support.

1:29.6

He's dropped off from paying for his children or his child support.

1:33.7

He doesn't even see his child anymore because he's so wrapped up with drugs.

1:38.9

And so anyway, we're going through the will and I was bringing the attention to my parents,

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