My father stood up at the lake house dinner and raised his glass in fr…

had expected something far lower. I do not know where her number came from, though I suspected she had taken the 1979 purchase price, added emotion, subtracted reality, and called it fair.

Sylvia reviewed the appraisal. Carol’s attorney in Arizona reviewed it too. The methodology was sound. The comparables were clear.

My mother called Sylvia’s office continue reading …