I'm not keen to (thank her children) for a bequest that was A. not of their generosity, and B. handled entirely by lawyers.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: An elderly friend died last year ... Should I write a thank-you note for this bequest, and if so, to whom should it be addressed? Obviously I can’t write to my deceased ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter was married last June, and apparently she has not written her thank-you notes yet. She insists that she has a year to write them, and says that that’s what Miss ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter was married last June, and apparently she has not written her thank-you notes yet. She insists that she has a year to write them, and says that that’s what Miss ...