Today, at lunch with my mother, she disclosed that she made some changes to her will. Instead of the previous even split to all siblings, 90% of the sizable estate will now go to my brother. He has already been living off my mother's property for the last 10 years, and reaping the benefits of being expense free. FML
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Today, after years of telling my sister she's crazy for thinking our parents have been playing favorites all our lives, with me being the favorite, I saw in their will I got the house, both cars, and all their money. Meanwhile, all she got mom's old clothes, "if she can fit in them." FML
Today, my mom's will was read to the rest of the family. I helped my mom write it a couple years ago, and I was to get funds to pay off school loans. She revised it and put in a note saying I was to get nothing because I was "lazy." The executor read it out loud. FML
Today, I attended the reading of my grandfather's last will and testament. My parents, as well as my brothers and sister, all inherited a nice sum of money. I got 69 cents, because, "young Jack always was an immature little shit." FML
Today, I learned that my deceased dad left his entire considerable estate to charity because it was "fairer" than trying to divide it evenly between his three kids. Some of our properties have been in our family since Jefferson was President. FML
Today, my dad informed me that my mother's 100k life insurance policy was being processed perfectly, for him. I rent a falling apart mobile home and work 3 jobs to get by. He owns outright and already gets all her pension benefits, etc. I am receiving nothing as inheritance. FML
Today, at the reading of my mother's last will and testament, I found out that despite having cared for her for the final years of her life, she denied me an inheritance. She basically said I'm an embarrassment, because when she wrote it, I was 31 years-old, with no wife or children. FML
Today, I found out that my dad left his entire estate to charity in his will, including his house. He knew I needed that house to get my kids back, because I’m currently homeless and my kids are in care until I can prove I have a suitable place for us to live. FML
Today, my brother's will left all his wealth to his second wife, while I get left his two kids and a small amount to help cover raising them, because his second wife isn’t mother material. Bitch, neither am I, I love my nieces but I’d go mad if I had to be their new parent. Leave me the money instead. FML
Today, I found out I was getting a divorce. My wife is leaving me for my brother, saying that now that he has money there is nothing that can stand in their way. I recently decided to send him money to help him get back on his feet. FML
Today, after my brother took his own life in 2020, my mother launched legal challenges to get 100% of the estate, as he'd left it to my sons as he had no kids. She was successful as the insurance company believed her lies with no proof. It took two years in court to overturn this. This ordeal has crippled me mentally and emotionally. FML
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RichardPencil 32
Children should never expect anything from inheritance. It's not your money and you are fortunate if any of it falls in your lap. We don't know about how your family is doing. Your brother could be an r-word, and inheritance is his only prospect of survival.
ninjacat 10
There really needs to be more information here. Depending on the age of mom and children, the brother very well could be caring for mom and the property. If that is the case, the change of inheritance makes sense.
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RichardPencil 32
Children should never expect anything from inheritance. It's not your money and you are fortunate if any of it falls in your lap. We don't know about how your family is doing. Your brother could be an r-word, and inheritance is his only prospect of survival.
ninjacat 10
There really needs to be more information here. Depending on the age of mom and children, the brother very well could be caring for mom and the property. If that is the case, the change of inheritance makes sense.
J_Free_Woods 29
If your brother was doing all the maintenance, (all the fix-it regarding the basics of the house. Basic plumbing, outside maintenance including cleaning and possible repairing the gutters and minor plumbing needs such as unclogging a toilet), tech support (television, internet, printer, etc…), cooking, cleaning, laundry, gardening and taking care of your mom (helping her if she breaks something, possible helping with baths, getting her Walker if she needed one, for free then he was not living there rent free.