The following sources were consulted in the preparation of the article “12 Things Relatives Discover When Families Gather to Mourn.”
Khodyakov, D., & Carr, D. (2009). The impact of late-life parental death on adult sibling relationships: Do parents’ advance directives help or hurt? Research on Aging, 31(5), 495–519. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027509337193
Slepian, M. L., & Greenaway, K. H. (2018). The benefits and burdens of keeping others’ secrets. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 76, 203-214.
Bhatia, U., & Singh, S. (2025). Stigma as a barrier to care as experienced by affected families. In Advances in Family Health and Care (pp. 123-135). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82583-5_15
LoveToKnow. (n.d.). Guidance for estranged family members at funerals. https://www.lovetoknow.com/life/grief-loss/proper-funeral-etiquette-estranged-family-members
Wikipedia contributors. (2025, October 27). Larry Stewart (philanthropist). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Stewart_(philanthropist)
Wilson, D. (2020, July 17). Family conflict common during bereavement, study shows. Medical Xpress. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-family-conflict-common-bereavement.html
Holland, J. M., Plant, C. P., Klingspon, K. L., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2020). Bereavement-related regrets and unfinished business with the deceased. Death Studies, 44(9), 574–586. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2018.1521106
Corden, A., & Hirst, M. A. (2013). Economic components of grief. Death Studies, 37(8), 725-749. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2012.692456
Cassady Law Offices. (2019, December 18). Discovering undisclosed assets when a loved one passes away. https://www.cassadylawoffices.com/blog/2019/12/discovering-undisclosed-assets-when-a-loved-one-passes-away/
Blumenfield, M. (2013, March 5). Discussion of the phenomenon of unknown family members. Psychiatric Times. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/discussion-phenomenon-unknown-family-members
Reddit. (2014, September 19). Dark family secret uncovered while researching. Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Genealogy/comments/1gvy4g1/dark_family_secret_uncovered_while_researching/
