This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. J.R. Whalen: Before we get into today's episode, Your Money Briefing is exploring ...

Most people imagine a family inheritance as either a stack of paperwork or a family drama. Sometimes it’s both. But every once in a while, what gets left behind in a family turns out to be smaller, ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dana Blue, a 44-year-old estate-planning, probate, and real-estate attorney in Philadelphia. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

Millennials are set to inherit from their boomer parents over the next two decades, and many are already getting windfalls. Inheritances can cause friction between families. One sibling might inherit ...

For generations, leaving an inheritance was considered the ultimate sign of parental love and responsibility. Parents saved, sacrificed, and sometimes denied themselves pleasures in life so their ...