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[quote=Anonymous]I know a woman like this.

My friend's sister. Mentally ill, addicted to drugs, with a drug dealer boyfriend she cannot seem to shake off. Otherwise a talented, artistic, charming person.

When their remaining parent died, the sister's portion of the inheritance went into a trust fund administered by the siblings. It is used to pay basic necessities. I believe she also receives some government help and is holding on to a rent-controlled apartment that she was lucky to get. Everything is supposed to be paid to the providers directly, not to her.

Of course, there is tension and occasional flare-ups. One sibling can't bother and just writes checks to the sister directly without verifying where it goes, which annoys the other sibling greatly since the sister has abused this system in the past. As a result, rent doesn't get paid, she is threatened with eviction, everybody rushes to pacify and pay the landlord, etc...

A trust fund is the system with greatest safeguards, though.[/quote]

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