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[quote=Anonymous]There are circumstances where it might be appropriate to suggest and early inheritance, but this is not one of them.

My in-laws were great people and serious savers and over the years accumulated a net worth of several million.  It was obvious that they intended to leave everything to their kids in grandkids.  Some of their kids, my spouse included, were fine financially, while others weren't -- and not through any fault of their own.

My wealthy SIL basically approached her parents and said "hey, if you're thinking about leaving money to your grandkids, some of them could really use it right now for paying for college, etc., and wouldn't you like to still be around to see how much they can benefit from your help?"

My ILs agreed that this made sense and started doling out gifts to each of the grandkids (and the kids) for the last several years of their lives.  It made a huge difference for many of the grandkids.

This is a lot different than what OP is suggesting.  My SIL didn't ask for money for her, or even her own kids -- she was thinking of nieces and nephews.  And this nonsense about OP's kids "benefiting from a larger home?"  C'mon, we all know who OP is really thinking of.   [/quote]

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