#heirlooms

#heirlooms

He asked me if there was anything I wanted from the house, and I told him I wanted the photographs of my children when they were young, which I had sent to my mother over the years. I suggested he send them to my daughter in New York, as she will be coming to visit me in a few months and can bring them. My brother mailed the pictures, and my daughter opened the package.

Navigating the distribution of heirlooms requires sensitivity to each recipient's desires. It's important to acknowledge a family member's perspective while also respecting one’s own attachment to those items.

"If you don't have the proper documents in place ... those gaps can really cause disagreements amongst family members," says Capaldo.