If a person stole money from their parent with the intention of paying it back, but the parent passed away before they could get the money back to them, plus their other parent has passed away, what do they need to do to make their life right? \u00a0It happened years ago. No debt was left. The funeral was prepaid.<\/p>\n\t
Essentially, you could make the case that the money was stolen from the parents’ heirs since excess funds are generally divided between the heirs.<\/p>\n
I would suggest that the person take the amount of the stolen money and divide it between the parents’ heirs. If he wants to avoid the embarrassment of bringing up a past issue, he can mail the money to each person anonymously.<\/p>\n\t
Thank you. I’ll pass it on.<\/p>\n\t
I passed your answer to the above question to the person. They are on a very tight budget so they were going to pay it with their tax check. Unfortunately, they found out that due to being on SSI they will no longer be receiving one. What should they do to make their life right?<\/p>\n
Thank you for your time.<\/p>\n\t
There are other ways to pay back, such as doing volunteer work. If not to the victims, then offer help to the community in some ways.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: If a person stole money from their parent with the intention of paying it back, but the parent passed away before they could get the money back to them, plus their other parent has passed away, what do they need to do to make their life right? \u00a0It happened years ago. 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