I had my kids in my early 20s, which felt right for me and my husband at the time. We live in New York City, where most ...

Answer: Please take the advice you paid for. The trust you have is probably a living trust, a flexible estate-planning device that avoids probate. Living trusts generally allow a smoother, more ...

DEAR ABBY: A very dear longtime friend I’ll call Lois lives a few hours from us in her vacation home. We used to visit and ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

DEAR ABBY: I’m struggling with the end of a friendship that has meant the world to me for most of my life. My best friend of ...

Should I try to salvage our 25-year relationship after she lied to me about her wedding plans and didn't even invite me?

Dear Abby: After my father passed away, I started doing some family genealogy. Everyone, including family, thinks he was a ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

DEAR ABBY: I’m struggling with the end of a friendship that has meant the world to me for most of my life. My best friend of ...

A lesson I have learned later in life is that love doesn’t end when a partner dies. Because your husband deeply loved his ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.