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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think my parents did it exactly right: Both my brother and I think the other is the "favorite." LOL.[/quote]

We're the exact opposite.  I think my parents did it exactly right because all three of us are absolutely, positively convinced that we're the favorite!

In any event, even though are all have reasons that our parents favor us over the others, the family inheritance is NOT divided equally and we're all fine with it.  My parents let us know some time ago that they did not divide their fairly sizeable estate equally because our life circumstances have not been equal.  Two of us ended up with good financially stable careers.  My remaining sibling has had a lot of hardship including a very bitter divorce where my ex-IL basically raked our family over the coals and left my sibling with nothing financially and a child to support (a child support payment that only covers bare minimal support of my niece).  So my parents have spent a lot of their money over the last few years helping my sibling out financially and they have left that sibling a larger part of the inheritance.  My other sibling and I share the balance equally.

And we're all fine with it.  If my parents had passed on without such allowances, it probably would have ended up similarly as we would have diverted more of the inheritance to the sibling with less ability to support self and niece.  We all love and support each other and believe in "to each according to his/her need" rather than "equal" regardless of circumstances.[/quote]

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