Ask Amy: In-law is riled over handicap parking permit
Dear Amy: I have been happily married for 39 years. The few “disagreements” we’ve had always seem to center around my husband’s family.
The latest has to do with my brother-in-law.
He has always had a very entitled attitude.
When my mother-in-law passed away in 2020, the car she recently bought was taken over by him. I was fine with that.
However, she also had a handicap parking permit that was issued to her by the state of New York due to her deteriorating health issues.
My husband’s brother has chosen to use that permit illegally for the past two years.
I have always suspected the fraud but didn’t want to accuse him and cause problems in the event that he had gotten his own permit.
This past week he left the area to visit another relative and his car was left in our driveway while he was away.
After checking the tag through the window, I confirmed that he has been illegally using my mother-in-law’s handicap permit tag. This left me furious.
Not knowing where the keys to the vehicle were, I asked my husband to please remove the permit from his brother’s vehicle since he shouldn’t be using it.
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