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Elon Musk officially ‘owns no home’
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I’ve lived in my home for 30 years, but my ex-husband is forcing me to sell it. Do I have squatter’s rights?
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‘I sold my lease and am getting a check back for about $3,000.’ How to tap all the equity in your leased car
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My father desperately begged me, ‘Son, get a lawyer. That woman is going to take away your inheritance!’ My stepmother kept $1 million after he died
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