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[quote=Anonymous]Nothing is fair, OP.  It's ok to be sad about it.

But please don't be mad at your sister over it. Really, what were the alternatives? You say you couldn't live in the house. Ok, so you wanted to share the financial benefit? How would that work? If he left it equally to all three of you, would your sister still live there? Would you expect her to buy you and your brother out on order to continue living there? If not, how do you actually gain financially from owning 1/3 of it?  If she couldn't afford to buy you out, would the house be sold and you three split the proceeds? If it's emotional value that you care about, why would that be any better than your sister living there?

Please try to believe that your uncle was trying to do the right thing ... The same thing his parents did for him.  Sharing a property between siblings doesn't always work out well. He thought it best to leave it to one person, who happens to be at a station in life where she could use the help, and who also has been carrying for him. At least that way it stays in the family.

They probably didn't mention it because they felt awkward and didn't know how to bring it up. So at least now it's out on the table. So go ahead and mourn the fact that it won't be yours, and even tell your sister that you're sad about being left out. But if you hold this against her, you'll lose a sister in addition to losing the house. [/quote]

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