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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one knows the future. I am sure your grandkids will lead healthy great lives.  But what if one of them gets a disability and can't work? If you are passing funds down to grandkids it should be fully equal.

[b]My friend and her sibling....my friend has worked all her life, for an education, a good paying job, married etc.  She had student loans BC her parents didn't or couldn't help at the time.  Her sibling brother is a n'ere do well alcoholic who can't hold a job, has been in and out of situations with multiple girlfriends, has children with a couple different ladies etc.  Parents decided to cut my friend entirely out if will BC she's so BC wealthy and does so well.  Brother got everything including the house.  Let's just say that this did not go over well.[/b]  [/quote]

The “cool” sibling deserves LESS. Different is still fair.[/quote]

Don't agree. Also the so called appearance of wealth can be deceptive.  If she were that wealthy she wouldn't have had to take out student loans.

One elderly parent I knew left all three children equal inheritances.  The oldest adult child is extremely wealthy, lives very comfortably, doesn't work stays home with children, enjoys luxury vacations etc. The youngest sibling is divorced single mom, abusive ex husband, gets by barely but it has been very very difficult. Second sibling is more middle class doing fine but not much in the way if extra funds.  When parent passed money was doled out equally. Wealthy oldest sibling declared that she absolutely did not need the money and she redirected her inheritance to the youngest sibling.  Wealthy oldest sibling was so glad to do it.  Young poor sibling was very hesitant but grateful and took offer in the end.

Divide up inheritance equally. Let people make their own decisions.[/quote]

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