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If your parents intentionally left one of your siblings out of their will, would you still share the inheritance with them?
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October 22, 2009 05:45 AM
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Maybe.
A lot would depend upon my relationship to the sibling and the reasons my parents left them out of the will. If my sibling had done something against the family, against me personally too, then I might agree with my parents.
I think that I would consider donating to charity on their behalf though for portions of what might have or should have been theirs.
If, however, I did not agree with my parents decision to leave my sibling out of the will, and I and my sibling were on good terms, I'd like to think s/he and I would sit down and talk it out and divvy up who gets what like civilized human beings.
A lot would depend upon my relationship to the sibling and the reasons my parents left them out of the will. If my sibling had done something against the family, against me personally too, then I might agree with my parents.
I think that I would consider donating to charity on their behalf though for portions of what might have or should have been theirs.
If, however, I did not agree with my parents decision to leave my sibling out of the will, and I and my sibling were on good terms, I'd like to think s/he and I would sit down and talk it out and divvy up who gets what like civilized human beings.
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October 21, 2009 09:57 PM
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It would actually depend on why they were left out of the will, and how you felt about them.
My sister went behind my mother's back and intentionally cut me out of my mother's will without her knowledge. I would never have done that to her, and she knows it. She's hated me since I was a baby because my mother was overwhelmed with four kids, and she was the oldest (12 years older), so my mother asked for her help a lot with me. No matter what I did, nothing could make her get over that, and I knew when my mother went to live with her that she would take everything. I thought, though, that she would at least let me have the few personal things my mother had wanted me to have, but she didn't even do that. She sold them just to spite me.
I not only lost a mother when she died, I lost a sister as well. I truly believe that she will grow to regret it one day, but I'm not so sure I could forgive her.
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My sister went behind my mother's back and intentionally cut me out of my mother's will without her knowledge. I would never have done that to her, and she knows it. She's hated me since I was a baby because my mother was overwhelmed with four kids, and she was the oldest (12 years older), so my mother asked for her help a lot with me. No matter what I did, nothing could make her get over that, and I knew when my mother went to live with her that she would take everything. I thought, though, that she would at least let me have the few personal things my mother had wanted me to have, but she didn't even do that. She sold them just to spite me.
I not only lost a mother when she died, I lost a sister as well. I truly believe that she will grow to regret it one day, but I'm not so sure I could forgive her.
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October 22, 2009 03:19 AM
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It depends on the situation. I only have one sibling, a younger sister, and I can't imagine my parents leaving her out of their wills. So, if that did happen, something major must have occurred, and I would have to make a decision based on the circumstances. Most likely, I would share the inheritance with her regardless because we're very close.
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October 22, 2009 10:11 AM
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Well, I know for a fact that this is going to happen in my family! The person who is being cut out took horrible advantage of my dad financially, so dad figured he already had his share of any inheritance, which isn't going to be much anyway. I'm aware of it because I have power of attorney but I don't know if this person is aware of it, although he probably suspects. I suppose if he came to me with a valid reason why he needs money, I'd help him out, if it had to do with his children needing something I'd be sure they had it.
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October 23, 2009 02:28 AM
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As greedy as it may sound, I wouldn't their is a reason they weren't in the will...
Don't get me wrong I'll take them out for lunch but the parents obviously trusted me with the money or new I would do something good with it. Therefore that is exactly what I would do.
Now if it were the house or something like that...then I would live in it, I wouldn't just hand it off to a sibling.
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Don't get me wrong I'll take them out for lunch but the parents obviously trusted me with the money or new I would do something good with it. Therefore that is exactly what I would do.
Now if it were the house or something like that...then I would live in it, I wouldn't just hand it off to a sibling.
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