PHILIP GALANES

A reader wants to shore up her brother against financial hardships, but she’s unsure how to stipulate what the money is to be used for...

Distressed by her grandson’s failure to pay for the support of his daughter, a reader wonders whether she should try to engage with him —...

Years after coming to grips with her husband’s infidelity, a reader still feels an urge to make his lover suffer.

A reader who overheard a neighbor shouting cruelties at her young son wonders whether, and how, to intervene.

While dividing up her late mother’s belongings, a woman claimed an extremely valuable artwork for herself, purposely hiding its worth from her fellow heirs.

In the course of offering financial advice, a mother shared a personal story about her marriage with her adult daughter, who later forwarded the entire...

A reader is hurt by her stepson’s efforts to keep her away from his fiancée’s family, including a future in-law who dismissed her as “not...

A reader eager to have a child before she turns 40 doesn’t know what to make of a new love interest’s silence when conversation turns...

After her son-in-law refused her offer to pay someone to accompany her 9-year-old granddaughter from the bus stop, a worried reader wonders what she can...

A reader seeks advice on how to deal with mean girls.