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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your friend isn't wrong about what her step-sister is doing but[b] the fact that she cares about this at 62 years old is crazy[/b].  It isn't her money, she needs to just let it go.

And before someone bashes me, I am a ACOD, my father is remarried and I have a step-sibling and a half-sibling on my father's side.  I expect to inherit exactly $0.00 from him and that is fine with me.  [/quote]

To be fair, it's a new situation. It's not like she is upset that the stepsister got her college paid for and she didn't.

But yeah I agree, I mean, as long as she isn't going to be on the hook for financially supporting her father, this isn't really her battle. I'm sure it's painful and she needs support but she needs some perspective.

(And I'm also an ACOD)[/quote]

I am an ACOD, and really, it's not about inheritance.  I expect nothing, but I don't want to have to bail them out of exploitation or poor choices either.  I worry for my parents' security and vulnerability to fraud and abuse, especially when they're single and looking for companionship or trying to keep a relationship intact when it's difficult.  You have to be on your guard against that sort of thing because divorced parents will want new relationships and they're more and more vulnerable as they age.  Yes, married people are victims of elder abuse too, but at least there's only one set of financial matters to monitor, and they're much less likely to have new dating and step-relationships.  [/quote]

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