My Sister Got $18 Million at the Will Reading. I Got a Crumpled $5 Bill—Until the Lawyer Opened One Envelope. – The Archivist

It said, in perfectly legal language, that Arthur William Witford and Martha Anne Witford were transferring all their rights, title, and interest in the property located at [address] to Nemesis Holdings LLC, for the nominal sum of ten dollars and “other good and valuable consideration.”

Ten dollars. The actual number didn’t matter legally—consideration continue reading …