Her Sister’s Pressuring Her To Fork Over Her Inheritance Since She’s A Single Mom To A Severely Disabled Child
Nothing quite brings out the family drama like money or disagreements over an inheritance. This 30-year-old woman’s 63-year-old mom sadly passed away several months ago after a cardiac arrest.
Her mom owned a lovely house and had a lot of money in the bank. Her mom had her retirement money in a bank account, along with her dad’s retirement money as well (he passed away from cancer 8 years ago).
She has a 34-year-old sister named Meghan, and she’s a single mom to two boys. Meghan’s sons are five and seven, and while they both have autism, Meghan’s youngest is profoundly autistic.
Meghan’s five-year-old will need 24/7 care for the remainder of his life. Meghan doesn’t have a job and lives off child support and government assistance.
“Her now ex-husband divorced her because he couldn’t “deal with” his sons and moved to another country (dual citizen) where it’s hard for the government to get child support because their government is difficult to work with,” she explained.
Her mom’s will clearly states that she and Meghan will equally divide up her jewelry collection as well as the remainder of her assets.
But Meghan is currently trying to pressure her to take half the jewelry and allow her to have the money and the home. Meghan is saying that she needs the money more because of her sons.
She wants to keep her half of the inheritance and not fork it over to Meghan. While she is child-free and plans on staying that way, she’s not exactly rolling in money.
She works for a non-profit and is trying to bring her fiancée to her country on a visa, which is extremely time consuming, as well as expensive.
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“Receiving my share will wipe out what’s left of my student debt, allow me to take time off work to get her visa sorted faster, and buy us a small but still nice house outright so we can live without the stress of a mortgage,” she said.
If she doesn’t have to worry about a mortgage, she can live in a comfortable way with her fiancée. They will be able to go on a yearly vacation without stressing about money in general.
She will also be able to fund a little but wonderful wedding and have the means to fly her fiancée’s sister and parents out to attend the event. Instead of being understanding of her situation, Meghan is livid with her for wanting to keep what their mom left her.
“Meghan is furious, saying it’s selfish and I can always get a better job if I want a better life and at least I can work and that I need to have sympathy for her situation,” she continued.
“I don’t want to give up work I am passionate about, and that gives me a good work-life balance to go work 14-hour days in Big Law downtown to service a mortgage.”
Additionally, she doesn’t see why she should suffer and sacrifice for Meghan’s life choices. She admits that’s perhaps a cruel thing to say, but it’s true.
“My fiancée and I have chosen not to have kids, and while I know she didn’t choose to have a disabled son, she did choose to gamble on parenthood (her kids were both planned), and it’s not my fault she “lost” by having a disabled kid and ending up a single mother,” she continued.
She’s entitled to her fair share of the money, and she is aware that Meghan can’t do a single thing to take it away from her.
Meghan has since told several people about her refusal to share the money with her, and they’re calling her self-centered while putting pressure on her to cave to Meghan.
She’s left wondering if it is wrong of her to keep the money and not share it with her sister. What do you think?
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