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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One more thought. You sound like you are thinking more about you than the surviving parent and siblings! Is your mother an ex and you have a stepmother? This is a complicated situation! Your father may leave everything to her, then she'd leave everything to his children.

It's a tough conversation. Many families avoid it intentionally so their adult children do not get attached to the idea of having funds and spend more than they should.[/quote]

Yes. My Dad left what bit he inherited from his Mom to my stepMom and halfbrother (as he was so young and we were in our 20s)...left a lot of hurt feelings etc. subterfuge all around. I understand now that I am in my 40s with young children, you worry about the little ones, you want to get them launched. But my DH andI will inherit nothiing from anyone and take pride in that all we have we have accrued ourselves. You kind of distress me with your presumption of inheritance and entitlement? I would never want my kids to feel that way. Make your own way and everything else is gravy . And also your disabled sibling SHOULD most likely inherit more as it is needed more. Que sera sera,[/quote]

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