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[quote=Anonymous][quote]In France every descendant is guaranteed under law an approximately equal share of the inheritance. Some may view this as State interference, but at least everybody knows where they stand and there are no dashed expectations and betrayals.
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I wrote the above. My mother and sisters were shut out of a significant inheritance because their father believed everything should go to his only male heir.
He also took his daughters out of school because "girls don't need education, they just need to marry well". 
Several sisters lived below the poverty level because they had no diplomas and no money. Their parents, who lived in luxury, and their brother, did nothing to help them.

Well, I was happy to help my mother and her sisters overturn the will, after a lengthy court battle. My uncle still got the lion's share of my grandparents' estate because of donations (illegal but uncontested, would have taken another 10 years to sue) made to him during my grandfather's lifetime, but at least the balance was righted somewhat.

It is because of loonies like my grandparents that such inheritance laws are in place. 
Of course there are a lot of exceptions: I know that in France you can will a greater part of your assets to a handicapped child to provide for him. Donations made while you are alive can also count towards the final calculations of who gets what. It can get quite complicated.

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