Man Refuses To Give Late Husband's Possessions To His Manipulative Parents, So They Guilt Trip Him
CompleteAd3526 on Reddit took to the "AITA" subreddit to share an issue he is currently facing with his late husband's family. In the post, CompleteAd3526 explained that he met his husband in middle school, and they eventually got married.
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While he pursued his master's degree, his husband built a successful business and sold it for over 10 million dollars. Unfortunately, his husband passed away from a terminal illness last year.
In his will, he left everything to CompleteAd3526 except for a few thousand dollars that were given to his parents. When his in-laws found out about the will, they started asking CompleteAd3526 for the things his husband left him, such as the house, money, property, and his belongings.
CompleteAd3526 refused to give them up, as these things were very sentimental to him, and he felt that his husband would not have wanted his parents to have them, as they never visited him and made homophobic remarks.
However, his in-laws are now guilt-tripping him and calling him names, saying he only married him for money. CompleteAd3526 is feeling very stressed out and doesn't know what to do.
He is asking if he is in the wrong for not giving up his late husband's things. Here is how the AITA subreddit community responded to his post.
Here's OP's backstory.
Here's what happened.
1. His late husband could have willed his possessions to his family if he wanted them to have it.
2. He could share things that are not of sentimental value with them.
3. He should get away from them ASAP.
4. He needs to involve a lawyer and cut ties with them.
5. His late husband left him what he wanted him to have.
6. He was by his side and built with him.
7. His in-laws are dealing with the consequences of their homophobic comments.
8. Everything is his as long as his late husband willed it to him.
9. He should block their access to him.
10. He owes them nothing.
11. He might need to get a restraining order.
12. The will reflects his late husband's wishes.
13. Lawyers will advise him to respect his late husband's will.
14. His in-laws cannot force him to give up what his husband left him.
15. He should use the money to hire a good lawyer.
16. He is not obligated to give his late husband's family anything.
17. His husband willed his fortune to his heir.
18. Her late husband's parents are being greedy.
19. He has the legal and moral rights to retain whatever his husband left him.
20. He is entitled to his late husband's estate even without a will.
What Do You Think?
A will is a legal document that outlines how a person's assets should be distributed after they die. If a widow/widower is named as a beneficiary, he/she is entitled to receive the assets specified in the will, which may include personal possessions.
In a situation where the deceased's family is contesting the will, a court may need to review the will and the circumstances surrounding its creation to ensure that it is valid and that the deceased's wishes are being carried out.
What do you think of OP's situation?