Her Stepdad Is Calling Her Greedy For Not Sharing Her Inheritance With Her Half-Siblings

Andrey_Arkusha - stock.adobe.com - illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
Andrey_Arkusha - stock.adobe.com - illustrative purposes only, not the actual person

When this 25-year-old woman was just 10-years-old, her parents got divorced. Then, one year later, her mother remarried and proceeded to have two children – her half-siblings – with her stepdad.

Throughout her childhood, she and her mom were very close, too. She also technically lived with her mom following the divorce, only visiting her dad on the weekends.

Additionally, she thought her stepdad was a nice guy, even though she never truly felt like a part of his family.

“And my mom had let it be known that she was going to set me up for life because she realized that my father was not very set up,” she recalled.

Well, her mom recently passed away unexpectedly, and she found out her mom was not kidding about setting her up for life. In fact, her mom left absolutely everything to her.

“In her will, it was written that she wanted me to use the money for my education, future, and general well-being,” she explained.

On the other hand, her half-siblings – who are now 12 and 10-years-old – were left a lesser amount in a trust. So they could access the money once they turned 18.

Still, the lion’s share of her mother’s estate was left to her. However, her stepdad has been trying to disregard her mom’s wishes for the money by pressuring her to share her inheritance with her half-siblings.

Apparently, her stepdad is trying to claim that his mom would have never wanted one of her kids to live better than the rest. Plus, he’s also trying to use the fact that her half-siblings are minors as a reason why they’re entitled to more money.

Andrey_Arkusha – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person

“Sorry, but I think my mom had her reasons for writing her will the way she did so precisely,” she admitted.

Her own father also agrees that she shouldn’t feel guilty about honoring her mom’s wishes. Nonetheless, her stepdad, as well as some other extended family members, have been trying to paint her as a selfish and greedy person ever since her mom passed away.

In fact, they believe that she’s putting money ahead of her family’s “best interests” and that she should be more considerate of what her half-siblings will need “down the line.”

“I love my half-siblings, and at this point, I feel a greater responsibility to honor my mom’s wishes,” she vented.

“I am caught between what I feel is right and the pressure from my stepdad and extended family.”

So now, she can’t help but wonder if not wanting to share her inheritance with her half-siblings is truly justified or makes her a jerk.

Does she have a right to honor her mom’s wishes in the will? Should she let her stepdad and extended family make her feel guilty or not? How would you handle this situation?

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Katharina Buczek graduated from Stony Brook University with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Digital Arts. Specializing ... More about Katharina Buczek

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