‘The whole family is destroyed’: Australia’s inheritance disputes aren’t just increasing – they’re becoming messier (www.theguardian.com)

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Tricky stuff. Talk to your family about this stuff before you/they die.

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[-] Ilandar@lemmy.today -3 points 2 days ago

Definitely the latter. Thinking you're getting "paid" is such a bizarre way to approach inheritance, it actually suggests you didn't care about your parents at all. In any case, the other siblings shouldn't have to say "show me the money" because the sibling with an unequal share of the inheritance should immediately be willing to share it regardless of what it said in the will. Keeping everything for yourself because "mummy and daddy said it's only for me" is the way a child's brain operates.

[-] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 2 points 2 days ago

Respecting your parents wishes in death is the adult thing to do. Thinking you deserve an inheritance is the childish thing to do.

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