Woman Forces Parents To Change Their Will And Remove Her Nephew Because They Didn't Include Her Kids

"I got confused and asked them why 3 ways considering it's only me and my brother"

Filip

• Published in Interesting
• September 11, 2023

Inheritance refers to property that individuals leave behind after their death. Generally, it is up to the person making the will to decide how their assets will be divided among the heirs.

Therefore, parents, like any other individual, have the legal right to decide who receives what from their estate. So, when a Reddit user tried to correct the wrongdoing her parents wanted to do while making their will, she shook relationships in the family.

The OP is a 47-year-old woman. She has long felt overshadowed by the attention her parents gave her 51-year-old brother.

It started after her brother suffered a devastating accident at age 17, leading their parents to become even more protective and attentive toward him. This situation made the OP undergo therapy for over a decade for struggling with feelings of neglect and resentment.

Adding to the family dynamic, the OP's nephew, aged 31, was mostly raised by their parents. His mother died during childbirth, and since the OP's brother has physical limitations, her parents helped.

The nephew moved away for professional reasons five years ago. But recently, the parents began the process of preparing their will.

They said they want to divide their assets among the three individuals: the OP, her brother, and the nephew. The OP thought it was unfair and said if the nephew was receiving a share, her two children should be considered also.

Eventually, the parents agreed with the OP's point of view. But this decision did not sit well with her deeply hurt brother.

Even though he believed they should not interfere with their parents' will, he got upset because the OP changed their mind. Her nephew heard of the inheritance dispute and labeled her actions as "Karen-like."

Though the nephew was not personally disappointed, continued family tensions made the OP self-doubt.

The OP asks:

The OP explained her complicated family relationships:

The OP's nephew was raised by her parents:

Recently, her parents told her they wanted to split the inheritance between the three of them:

But the OP said she has kids too, and it's not fair to them:

The parents agreed, but her brother got upset, and they had an argument:

Her nephew is not upset over this, but he still thinks it's a bit of a Karen move:

The OP is not in the wrong

If the nephew got a portion, then the other grandchildren should too

"The grandparents don't need justification for what they do with their money"

"YTA, your nephew and your kids are not the same in this situation"

"It's your parent's money, not yours, to share after all"

The parents are favoring one grandchild

Fair is fair

The OP should be more sympathetic

"Would you be saying the same thing if they had simply adopted a third child?"

While many Redditors said that the OP should be more sympathetic to her nephew's situation, most of them said that she has the right to fight for her own children, too. So, according to them, the OP is not in the wrong for making her parents exclude her nephew out of their will.

Filip