Estranged children and estate documents

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Anonymous wrote:It's fine, but don't expect the estranged child to support you or visit you when you are sick. My parents cut me out of their will and are now begging for money, visits, etc.

Wow, were your siblings treated differently?

yep.

I'm guessing there is a completely different story from others' perspectives and, as someone else pointed out, how do you cut someone out of your will if you are then begging for money?

Oh, of course they have a different perspective, one that serves their own beliefs. Yes, the will/begging for money thing makes no sense (and that's a feeling you get a lot when with this kind of family).

You sound so bitter. Life is short. You're losing time. Hope you can find a way to get over your anger. Again, I'm sure there are 2 sides. Your bitterness is evidence of that.

NP. And you sound like someone who mistreats people and then refers to their anger and boundaries as "bitterness".

If you mistreat someone enough, eventually they don't care about "losing time" with you. Knowing you gives them nothing worthwhile. In that situation you are the one who is losing time and a chance to redeem yourself.

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Not sure why but narcissists love to accuse the people they abuse of being "bitter" when those people finally wise up and cut them off.

[Anonymous]

I thought it was weird that David Cassidy didn't leave his daughter anything considering they appeared to have reconciled at the time of his death.

I personally wouldn't cut a child out unless they had a drug problem because having money can make that worse.

[Anonymous]

Perhaps the daughter will come into a sizeable inheritance from her mother/stepfather, so not worth giving her something from the small amount he had to give to his son, who may have not other prospects.

[Anonymous]

Not sure this covers the David Cassidy situation, but you see this a lot whenever a famous person's will comes out, the "OMG, they didn't leave anything to this kid, that spouse, blah blah blah." At least half the time, the supposedly disinherited person has been more than adequately covered by either intervivos transfers (i.e. gifts during the lifetime) or a private trust. If you are really rich and/or plan carefully, very little gets passed via probate, in large part because probate is public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure this covers the David Cassidy situation, but you see this a lot whenever a famous person's will comes out, the "OMG, they didn't leave anything to this kid, that spouse, blah blah blah." At least half the time, the supposedly disinherited person has been more than adequately covered by either intervivos transfers (i.e. gifts during the lifetime) or a private trust. If you are really rich and/or plan carefully, very little gets passed via probate, in large part because probate is public.

The estate doesn't even have to be that large to want to avoid probate. My parents' estate is around $2 million, and everything is in accounts with named beneficiaries, and the house in is in trust. Probate is a long process and open to prying ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm shocked that after all his stardom - from the Partridge Family, to millions of albums sold, to Vegas shows - that all he had was $150,000. My parents, on a single-income during their working years, have amassed $2 million with an average middle-class job (with no pension), and raising three kids.

It's expensive to be rich - just look at his plastic surgery!!