WWYD - small inheritance?
![[Post New]](/jforum/templates/default/images/icon_minipost_new.gif){kind=icon}
Anonymous
|
Does your dad plan to mention it? |
Anonymous
| Absolutely keep it. Do you want to disclose it or not to your siblings, it is a different issue. |
Anonymous
| $500 to each sibling. When my uncle left his sister $50,000 she have my mom and two brothers $2000 a piece. Very nice of her. |
Anonymous
| gave not have |
Anonymous
The LOVE of money is the root of all evil. Not money itself. |
Anonymous
How does dad know? Lawyer should have disclosed nothing. |
Anonymous
This is what I would do |
Anonymous
It's in op's original post. She told her dad. |
Anonymous
|
Just keep it and don't mention it. They didn't have any relationship with her, and it's not a lot of money. I do like the idea of taking a family trip, but it sounds like you could use the money for something else.
I can totally see splitting it in other circumstances, like if a bigotted relative cut someone out of the will for being gay or something like that. But that's not the case here. |
Anonymous
|
Well, too late to take the route of not telling anyone - but my vote have been not to say anything, because that feels like rubbing in their face, but I agree with the others that it was your aunt's call on what to do and if no one else could be bothered to maintain a relationship with her, then what other outcome could they expect?
I found out recently that I'm the only one of my siblings who's bothering to keep in touch with my grandma, which I think is absolutely ridiculous considering all she did for us growing up - and she's never, ever done anything mean spirited towards any of us. In my family, the inheritance probably won't be affected but it kinda bugs me that people who won't even return 85 yo grandma's calls are going to get cash for what? Their ingratitude. |
Anonymous
| I would have never disclosed the amount to anyone. That way you could share a small amount with each if you wanted. Of course you shouldn't feel obligated if your siblings chose not to have a relationship with her but if life situations prevented them from having a closer relationship (busy with school, kids, too young to know her, etc) than I would consider sharing. |
Anonymous
| I feel like if she wanted to give money to those people she could have. She gave it to you. It's yours. Why are you even feeling guilty about this? |
Anonymous
| Should keep that info to yourself. Your siblings won't be told unless now your dad tells them. Yes it was given to you, nothing to do with the siblings. |
Anonymous
| Should keep that info to yourself. Your siblings won't be told unless now your dad tells them. Yes it was given to you, nothing to do with the siblings. |