Siblings want parents to transfer assets

DEAR HARRIETTE: As my parents get older, they are focusing more on organizing their affairs and estate planning. With that comes some tough decisions. I am the oldest of four children, and naturally, my parents default to me for certain things. When we were growing up, my parents acquired several properties, and they purchased them in my name and my siblings’ names in birth order (so the first home was mine, the second was for the second child and so on). So now we are each fortunate to have at least one home in our names. My parents recently sat me down for a hard conversation, admitting to me that my siblings don’t trust me to be in charge should our parents pass away, and they have asked that my parents transfer some of their assets out of my name. I am shocked and appalled. Should I confront my siblings, or simply prove to my parents that I am capable of leading? —