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Inheritancescan complicate family relationships, especially when the estate isnt divided equally between the inheritors.
Although its more common to inherit from parents,14% of Americansinherited from a grandparent.
That leaves the generation in between to deal with the possible fallout of a perceivedunfair inheritance.
Like this parent, who took it upon themselves to right the wrong of a grandfather.
Bored PandacontactedNathan Astle, a financial therapist and couples and family therapist.
A 17 Y.O.
Financial Therapist Nathan Astle agrees.
Inheritances so often come with complicated feelings, he told Bored Panda.
That is why it is important to have these conversations often and, ideally, before someone passes away.
He explains that the mother has a legal claim on her childs possessions while hes underage.
According to him,inheritances are trickyin general.
Money should not be used as a tool of power in family relationships.
In this particular case, the mother threatening to cut thechilds educationfund is already hurting the relationship.
This is a time for mom to protect her son from money vultures, potentially including herself as well.
Its hard to leave a will that every single person in the family would be happy with.
But does a will mean that the estate should be allotted to all family members equally?
The reality is that many parents and grandparents choose to leave unequal wills.
There are different models people follow when writing a will.
Bogart Wealthwrites that some parents/grandparents might feel like they already met the financial obligation to one child/grandkid.
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