Her Half-Brother Thinks It Isn’t Right That She Accepted Inheritance Money From His Grandmother, Who She Isn’t Even Related To
A 27-year-old girl has 2 older brothers; 38-year-old Ian and 40-year-old James. Ian and James are technically her half-brothers, as they are from her mom’s first marriage.
Her mom got divorced from Ian and James’s dad when the boys were little. Years later, her mom went on to meet her dad, and she was born.
Sadly, her mom passed away when she was only 4-years-old, but her dad made an effort to make sure that she had a relationship with Ian and James.
Although her dad made that effort, Ian and James’s dad wasn’t ok with it. She believes Ian and James’s dad hated her mom for filing for divorce.
So, although Ian and James’s dad did have a lot of resentment built up, Ian and James’s grandma Claire adored her mom.
Even after the divorce, Claire maintained a relationship with her mom, and Claire made sure that she could see Ian and James.
Claire asked her and her dad to come to her house any time that Ian and James were there so that they could all hang out.
Claire also kept Ian and James’s dad in line and made him stay in contact with them.
“Sometimes she would just volunteer to watch me all on her own,” she explained. “I used to spend entire summers at her house when I was little.”
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“My dad wasn’t close with his own family, and my mom’s family always seemed a little distant with me, so it was nice to have Claire. She treated me just like she treated my brothers, even though we weren’t related. She was really the only maternal figure I ever knew, and I loved her like family.”
“Claire died a few months ago; she had been ill for a while, so we were expecting it, but it still sucked. She had very strict rules about how she wanted things to be carried out after she was gone, but she never talked about those rules or plans with me.”
She never in a million years thought that she would inherit anything from Claire, yet she did. Claire willed to her some of her family’s jewelry, a couple of sentimental things, and a good chunk of money.
Claire did leave money for James, and she gave Ian her house as well as a couple of additional items.
As for Ian and James’s dad? He pretty much got nothing, and he was Claire’s only child.
A few days ago, James mentioned that his dad is really upset that Claire gave her so much in her will.
“James said that personally, he doesn’t feel it’s right for me to accept any of the inheritance I received from her either because I wasn’t really her granddaughter,” she said.
“Ian knows about what James said, and he knows how their dad feels, and he’s mad at both of them for it.”
“He said that Claire chose me to have those things and that she loved me like I was her grandchild, so other people’s opinions don’t matter. He also said she had her reasons for giving me those things.”
Even though James didn’t think it was ok, she did accept what Claire left to her, and James is absolutely furious.
James and Ian’s dad is unbelievably angry with her as well, but Ian is thankfully on her side and told her to pay them no mind.
She can’t help but feel terrible though that both of them are angry with her. She’s curious if it was wrong of her to accept what Claire left for her since she’s not related to Claire at all.
Do you think it was ok for her to accept what Claire willed to her, regardless of them having no blood relation?
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