What is the point of a will? Someone very close to me passed this year. This person had a will and always said when she goes she wants everything to go to her children. Now some people that she knows but wasn’t very close to are claiming that they were a lot closer and are suing to see her will and they want money. How does a person do this to someone?! The day after the funeral papers were filed ready to sue. The family haven’t had time to grieve because we’ve gone straight into fighting this and all the lies that are coming with it. Is the legal system really that flawed that her final wishes will be thrown out? I am just flabbergasted that anyone could go after something that has absolutely nothing to do with them!
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They will need to prove dependency upon this family member, should they feel they have been left out of the will. A will is a very powerful peice of paper and will always be used as a final say of this family members wishes.
As heart breaking as it is, some people will do anything to get themselves a few extra $$.
Watched an episode of sbs insight that covered this topic. If they were close relatives I could see the courts maybe letting them get a piece of the pie as one might say. But if they just random friends or so forth you'd think the judge would laugh.
It's called greed.
Anyone can contest a will. Doesn't mean they're entitled to anything & they'd need a watertight case. Money is a powerful motivator for some.
Seriously it’s the worst. When my grandparents died they literally had a few hundred dollars, some bits and bobs that would have sentimental value and very run down pool table.
One aunt went to war with the rest of the family over the pool table. She wanted it for her son in law (who never played pool or met my grandparents) the rest of the family wanted it to go to my uncle who played pool weekly with my grandfather.
Ridiculous
They can contest it, but the fact there is a Will helps enormously over if there wasn't.
Let's put it this way. When my egg donor finally dies, I FULLY intend on contesting her will if she has one.
I don't want anything of monetary value but 2 very sentimental items that belong to me (but I know for a fact everything will be left to my two siblings - both siblings and egg donor have been cut out of my life for over 10 years now).
1. A cast iron antique bed that my beautiful dad refurbished especially for me when I was little.
2. A limited edition photo print I purchased (for my dad) with my first ever pay check.
I don't want anything of hers or from her I know for a fact that there's no money to inherit but for me it's not about money.
My dad passed away 22 years ago these are the only two items I want when she goes.
Judge me all you wish, but not every family is happy, happy, joy, joy.
It's absolutely horrible, what some people will do. My father and step father died within about 6 months of each other. My sister is the executor of our fathers estate, my mother the executor of my stepfather's.
My sister contacts in regards to the estate, and what she wants to do. I say, "yup, sure, whatever", especially if it makes her life a bit easier, even if it will reduce the value of the estate slightly. She's going though enough, and the will was written the way it was written because that's what my father wanted.
My step father's estate, oh my. There are 3 beneficiaries - my mother and his two daughters. One of the daughters is being fine and agreeable. The other is going out of her way to make everything as hard, and as drawn out as possible. It's not even about her wanting more money, it's about her making sure my mother and her sister have to wait as long as possible for theirs.
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There are times where i believe yes you should fight, for example when someones parent dies and the step children get everything or more then the bio children simply because the step parent was evil and forced this and the blood children and grand children get nothing then yes fight as its wrong , but FRIENDS hell no, any one other then the children of the person who passed away need to back off.