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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Was trying to keep post short. Here are the deets.

Mom died 10 years ago. Apparently verbal agreement was with her. 
Dad just died. Nether was young. 
Sisters rs are all in their 50s. 
Parents paid for all our college. Not law school for the sister who went. Not grad school for sister who just went (but dad had little money by then so would never have asked)
Other two sisters had big weddings. 
Medical school sister went about 20 years ago and did not have a wedding.

Legality of funds distribution aside not sure I feel like giving her the money from my share. But don’t want to ruin our relationship. Hope some of these details help. [/quote]

No, you don't put the legality aside. Even if her request were reasonable, you follow the law. If the law or the will says split it in 3, then that's what you have to do. She's clearly not worried about ruining the relationship with her strange request.

You can't just not follow the will or the intestacy law. The money belongs to whoever is named after the estate and debts are settled.

Forget about where the money came from. Once probate is over your share is your cash. Essentially, your sister is asking you "Hey, can you give me tens of thousands of dollars of your personal money because I went to medical school 20 years ago and didn't have a nice wedding?" Would you agree to that because you were worried about the relationship? Would you give her a portion of your savings or 401K or take out a home equity loan to give her the money. That's basically what she's asking.[/quote]

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