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Has anyone ever heard of a situation where the deceased changed the will to leave everything to a charity or organization, and nothing to their children?   Are there any grounds for the children to contest the will?[/quote]

My dad left everything to Joel Osteen and have his kids about 10k each. It wouldn’t have been so insane if it hadn’t been a 10m estate. He was left 5m by his parents (he was an only child) with the instructions that he should “provide for his family.” We just laugh about it now. This is why I feel strongly that grandparents should provide for grandchildren and not just their children (at least if their intent is that their money be passed down). [/quote]

Just wow. What was going on that he would make such move? I'm all for leaving money to charity, but can't imagine I would give nearly all but a fraction to charity.

Kinda agree with that grandparents should provide directly to the grandchildren if that is their wish. DH's grandparents specified verbally to their children that they wanted X given to their grandkids on certain milestones, etc. In a couple of instances, the item is jewelry. My ILs now give the money to their children as if it is theirs rather than what had been specified by the grandparents. They gave a ring to their daughter and made a huge deal how it was their gift for her 35th birthday when really it was the grandmother's gift. Just seemed nuts to me they portrayed it as their gift: they were simply in possession of it. Even DH now sees this as an odd. [/quote]

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