DEAR ABBY: My brother, who I will call “Alan,” has cut me off. We each received 50% of our mother’s estate, as specified by her will. Our respective inheritances amounted to a considerable ...

DEAR ABBY: My brother, who I will call "Alan," has cut me off. We each received 50% of our mother's estate, as specified by her will.

Dear Abby: After Mom died, my brother and I each inherited a considerable amount of money. But my brother wrongly thinks I stole $8,000 from him won't speak to me. This is terribly painful.