She Found Out That Her Grandparents Left Her A Sizeable Inheritance But Didn’t Leave Any Money For Her Dad Or Brother Due To A Family Secret, And Now She’s Refusing To Share Any Of The Funds
It’s got to be really uncomfortable for people who receive more from a relative’s inheritance than other relatives, especially when their family has a history of drama.
One woman recently found out that her grandparents left her with a large chunk of their inheritance and left her dad and brother nothing because of a major family secret.
She’s 27-years-old and has a 30-year-old brother and a 56-year-old dad. She and her brother never got the chance to meet their granddad because their dad had a falling out with him before she was born.
“After my dad and my mom met, they started dating at [their] university, and they had my brother,” she explained.
“My parents then got married, which made my granddad stop talking to my dad. A couple of years later, [they] had me, and we’ve been living happily ever after. After my granddad died, my dad began to spend more time with his mom.”
Growing up with her grandma around was a great experience, as she was a sweet lady who truly cared for her and always hosted fun and memorable Christmases at her house.
Unfortunately, her grandma passed away last year, and she was surprisingly contacted by a lawyer along with her dad’s two sisters to meet up and discuss her grandparents’ wills and inheritance.
She found out that her grandma’s house was worth around $625,200 and over $250,000 worth of valuables.
“When we went through the inheritance, the lawyer explained that she divided it into three equal parts,” she recalled.
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“It was between her two daughters and me, who got my dad’s share of the inheritance. She left her son nothing. When my dad found out, he protested and asked how was that possible, but I wasn’t too concerned.”
Later, her grandma’s lawyer gave her a letter she had written before she died. In the letter, she explained that none of her or her granddad’s money would be going to her dad because he wasn’t the actual father of her brother.
As it turns out, her brother was born from her mom’s previous relationship before she met her dad. In fact, her mom was already pregnant with her brother when her dad met her in college, which her granddad did not like, so he disowned his own son.
“During the years, my grandma stayed in contact with my dad, but we, my brother and I, did not meet her until after my granddad died,” she explained.
“The thing is, neither my brother nor I knew that my dad wasn’t his biological father. A day later, my dad called me to discuss the inheritance, but I didn’t want to meet him. He doesn’t know that I know, and I don’t know how to tell him I know. I haven’t received any money yet, but based on this, I feel like I will not share it.”
Instead of sympathizing with her dad in this situation, she feels she can’t trust him because of the kept family secret. Now, she’s unsure how to solve her family’s tension without revealing what she learned in the letter and causing more family drama.
Should she let her dad and brother have some of her grandparent’s inheritance money or respect her grandparents’ wishes?
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