My Dad Said the House I Paid $150,000 Toward “Belonged to the Family,” but the County Records Told a Different Story

rather than as assumption.

Sandra Cho asked me once, during our initial meeting, whether I had made any of the previous financial contributions under any kind of documented pressure.

I said: no. They were gifts. I made them voluntarily.

She said: you can’t recover them, then. Once given, they’re gone.

I said: I know.

She said: does that bother you?

I thought continue reading …