: A newly widowed 60-year-old wants to let his assets pass directly to his adult kids — but he may be making unforeseen mistakes

Dear Ms. MoneyPeace:

My 62-year-old wife passed away suddenly March 8. She handled the financial stuff in our marriage, so I feel confused. Our assets are mostly joint, including the cars and our home, which has a large mortgage. Luckily, we had a will from that leaves everything, such as our cash accounts and contents of the home, to me. We have two adult children.

She…