Today, I found I'd inherited money through the death of my childless aunt, enough to be debt free and pay my entire mortgage. My cheating ex girlfriend found out and is demanding half, since my aunt died when we were still living together under common law. She’s getting solicitors involved. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I inherited a lot of money from a great aunt that I had forgotten about. Her immediate family are all scumbags who were only after her money, so she willed it to me and my mom to say "fuck you" to them from beyond the grave. Now I keep getting threatening phone calls. Thanks auntie. FML
Today, my great aunt left me her house in her will. She probably thought she was doing something nice, but unfortunately she has no head for practical matters and ownership included both her mortgages, so by the time I sold her house and paid the mortgages, I’m now £140,000 in the hole. FML
Today, I was at the reading of my grandma's will. Apparently I was removed from it some time ago, and the £2,500 I would have gotten went to my cheating bitch of an ex-fiancée. It seems my grandma adored her, and never forgave me for "driving her away" from the family. FML
Today, I got an inheritance, so I was planning to put most of it in savings, and maybe buy two new cars. Alas, my wife instead decided we really needed to pay off the secret credit card debt she’s been hiding from me. Not only is the inheritance gone but so is an additional 3 grand from our savings. FML
Today, I found out that when my uncle died, he left me and the rest of my family £2000 each. Only my parents kept and spent my share on themselves. FML
Today, I was super excited to receive a large inheritance, maybe put it towards a house and a vacation. To my horror, the entire 40k went to my child support arrears. My psycho ex is the one who wanted those three kids, not me. FML
Today, my lovely ex-mother-in-law died and now my ex has stopped talking to me. I found out through a mutual friend that we only had an amicable divorce in case his mother had left me money in her will, but now he’s got all her money, he didn’t even take time to invite me to the funeral. FML
Today, I inherited several buttloads of money from my grandmother, including property, and by gosh did so many relatives appear from the woodwork to remind me of money granny owed them, or how they just needed an investment to kickstart their business venture. The whole lot of them can screw off. FML
Today, I got a call from the lawyer of my recently deceased neighbor, whom I once cared for. He apparently left me and his second daughter, whom he knows I had a huge crush on when we were kids, a vast amount, but we will only get it after we get married. He had severe dementia, and she's already been married for 15 years. FML
Today, after my aunt died and left me everything, I found my heroin addict brother searching my house, demanding his share of the money. He thought I had it in cash, so I called the cops. Now our mom is mad at me because a good brother would have given him something. FML
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Bogrbon 27
In general most places don’t put inheritances as marital assets unless commingled with purchases, etc. You should be in the clear after some legal expenses and headaches.
Jaymail 19
Only a couple states recognize Common Law Marriages. Go online to see if your state is one of them.
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Jaymail 19
Only a couple states recognize Common Law Marriages. Go online to see if your state is one of them.
Radulf 10
Even if they were in a common law marriage, in the USA, even in a common law state, gifts and inheritances are not considered communal property. Let the ex-girlfriend go to a lawyer who then will explain that she has no standing.
Bogrbon 27
In general most places don’t put inheritances as marital assets unless commingled with purchases, etc. You should be in the clear after some legal expenses and headaches.
Rake 18
1. Not only countries give rights to non-married couples 2. A lot of times inheritance and gifts are not considered as common property 3. In some places cheating is considered a reason not to split common properties. Or in other words you get to give half of the property to a lawyer rather than your ex...
Brightside86 31
It really sucks how often money just steamrolls morality.
JasonThorn 23
The "cheating ex-girlfriend" isn't exactly dealing from a position of MORALITY, is she?