My father sadly passed in December and his will stated that his wished that my brother and I split his estate 50/50.
Sadly his brother died recently and I was talking to his sister. She asked me if it was possible to put property into to trust so that her daughter would receive 100% of their property (to which I advised her to speak to an estate planning expert)
In literally the very next breath she mentioned that my father had spoken about including herself, her sister and a distant family member and asked if my father will had been amended to reflect this (he hadn't and it hasn't).
I was absolutely stunned that she thought her daughter should receive 100% of her estate yet my father should take care of her side of the family to the detriment of his children.
My father lived on the other side of the country and my aunt and uncle did a lot for him. My brother and I had spoken about paying for a nice holiday for them but they can FRO now.
Has anyone got any stories about such pettiness? I imagine my story is far from unique and the tip of the iceberg when it comes to resentment over money.
Sadly his brother died recently and I was talking to his sister. She asked me if it was possible to put property into to trust so that her daughter would receive 100% of their property (to which I advised her to speak to an estate planning expert)
In literally the very next breath she mentioned that my father had spoken about including herself, her sister and a distant family member and asked if my father will had been amended to reflect this (he hadn't and it hasn't).
I was absolutely stunned that she thought her daughter should receive 100% of her estate yet my father should take care of her side of the family to the detriment of his children.
My father lived on the other side of the country and my aunt and uncle did a lot for him. My brother and I had spoken about paying for a nice holiday for them but they can FRO now.
Has anyone got any stories about such pettiness? I imagine my story is far from unique and the tip of the iceberg when it comes to resentment over money.
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