My husbands mother has stage 4 bone cancer and the dr.s have said she has 2-3 months to live. She would never discuss any of her finances with us, so we're just finding out that she has no life insurance, no savings, etc. She does have a 401k, but doesn't want to touch it until it's fully vested, and we have no idea when that is. She knows that if she dies with money in the bank, or the 401k, the state will get it. My husband has 4 brothers, and while they've all agreed her final costs should be split, they're looking to us for the majority of it, bc my husband makes more than them. However, I think they're overlooking the fact that besides our bills and all, we have 2 kids and he pays $1000 a month in child support to his ex. How do we get them to understand we're not rich, and at the same time come to an agreement on a funeral plan? And how do we pick a funeral plan in the first place that's both tasteful yet not as expensive?
2007-10-05
23:02:23
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dmarie2101
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