My parents had hired a loud attorney named Richard Malloy, who sent letters full of phrases like “family obligation,” “intentional abandonment,” and “financial reliance.” They were trying to turn guilt into a contract.
Daniel asked me a simple question.
“Did you ever agree, in writing or verbally, to pay this mortgage?”
“No.”
“Did you sign anything?”
“No.”
“Did they put your name on the deed?”
“No.”
“Then we respond hard.”