Dear Annie: My husband hasn’t heard a word from his mother in over 20 years -- not even after the deaths of two of her sons.

It is very rare for an ordinary household to owe money on gifts. The gift tax has a somewhat complicated two-tier structure.

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I helped jump-start my daughter's career. She's brilliant, but people don't respect her because of the strings I pulled. I ...