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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is probably a lot more that we are not being told.  Step mom could have moved into dad and house and there is no space for any additional children, that dad agreed to.  Kids are not going to want to share to make room for new kids so there are few options but to get a bigger house.  I don't think kids should be pulled out of school given it is paid for by the inheritance but even so, let grandparents pay.[/quote]

So the provisions that the dead mother made for her children's education should be taken away so that another woman can send her hypothetical future children to a fancy public school?[/quote]

There has to be a balance.  Its not fair to expect stepmom to raise those kids and have no opportunity to have her own.  If they have more kids and the house is too small, then either the older kids share a room or they need a new house.  Stepmom has different values.  We don't know the entire story.  No one cares where you go to high school.  College and graduate school are far more important.[/quote]

Stepmom chose to become part of this.  No one forced her.  Their mother had no choice.  Her wishes need to be honored.

Clearly their mother cared where her girls went to high school.  They'll need continuity in something if they're dealing with their mother's death, a new stepmonster, new half sibling(s).  The school provides that.[/quote]

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