Her Uncle Left Her His Successful Company, And Her Family Is Furious She’s Not Sharing Her Inheritance
Taking part in a family business comes with its challenges. Some may not pull their weight, and others think they’re more valuable to the business than they actually are.
One woman is in turmoil with her family after her uncle left his successful company to her after passing away.
She’s 31 years old and has a complex past. Her mom passed away when she was four, and because her dad was never in the picture, she was left under the care of her uncle, Jack.
Jack was a college graduate then and had just started working at her grandparents’ watchmaking company, which they’ve had for over 50 years.
Instead of hiring a babysitter to take care of her, her uncle would often bring her to work with him, and she learned all about the family company from a young age.
Things changed for her when her uncle married his wife, Marissa when she was 12. She had a good relationship with Marissa until she and her uncle had their son, Mark, who’s now 20.
She feels that Marissa treated her like she didn’t exist once she started having her own children. After Mark, Marissa and Jack had two more sons.
Over the years, she still remained heavily involved in the watchmaking business. Her uncle Jack took it over about 10 years ago and expanded it tremendously.
It became very successful, and he even opened a watchmaking school. After she had graduated college, she began working full-time at the watchmaking company as a designer.
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On the other hand, Mark technically works for them too, but he only works about four hours a week and hasn’t seemed to care much about it.
“I’ve heard all my cousins and my aunt talk about how watchmaking is stupid and that it’s too much for something that only tells you the time,” she explained.
“So, it never [seemed] like they were interested in the company.”
Unfortunately, her Uncle Jack suddenly passed away two months ago. At his funeral, Marissa approached her and told her she was planning on selling the watchmaking company because she felt it was useless to her family.
Then, Marissa said she’d reconsider selling if she could come up with an offer.
“I was heartbroken,” she remembered. “I just lost my uncle and was probably going to lose my job because there was no way I could get the money.”
But then, at her uncle’s will reading, everything changed. Jack’s money was divided equally between Marissa, herself, and her cousins.
Marissa got their house. However, she was left ownership of the entire watchmaking company. Once Marissa heard the news, she was furious.
Now, she’s caught between a lot of drama amongst her family. Her grandparents, the founders of the company, are on her side.
However, she has extended family vouching for her cousins since it was their biological father’s company, and she’s been accused of being a thief.
She’s also been receiving constant threats from her cousins, saying they will battle her in court and “destroy her” for taking over the company.
Should she bring any of her cousins into her family company or leave it alone?
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