
My controlling 42-year-old brother keeps taking money from my struggling mother. How can I stop him taking advantage of her? CAROLINE WEST-MEADS has the answer
He and his wife live near my mother whereas my husband and I are 100 miles away. He has never really worked or been responsible for himself, even though he has a wife and children. They are on benefits and don't seem to have ever wanted to work.

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