https://www.theguardian.com/law/201...e-court-battle-to-preserve-womans-inheritance
I can't see this talked about on here elsewhere. In basic terms, mother and daughter fall out many years back, mum dies and leaves all her money to charity (just about 500k).
Daughter takes it to court, gets some money, takes it to court again for more.
Legals kicking up all over. The women was of sound mind/body when the will was made, she didn't want the daughter to have any of it, they had fallen out when she was 17 and moved in with the guy who is now her husband (women now in her 50's). Court wrangling over if its ok to leave children nothing.
To me its clear cut, your will is your will and bar legal obligations (wife, child maintenance etc) you can leave it to who you want to, there is no obligation to family if you don't feel it due.
I really can't understand who the daughter has even got the case off the ground, sure she is a financial mess but its one of her own doing.
Smacks of entitlement to me. I know wills bring out the worse in people when it comes to loss of the loved one but surely a parent can do what they wish.
Personally I have family that don't talk to various other parts of the family, its logical that those people wouldn't be each others will isn't it?
I can't see this talked about on here elsewhere. In basic terms, mother and daughter fall out many years back, mum dies and leaves all her money to charity (just about 500k).
Daughter takes it to court, gets some money, takes it to court again for more.
Legals kicking up all over. The women was of sound mind/body when the will was made, she didn't want the daughter to have any of it, they had fallen out when she was 17 and moved in with the guy who is now her husband (women now in her 50's). Court wrangling over if its ok to leave children nothing.
To me its clear cut, your will is your will and bar legal obligations (wife, child maintenance etc) you can leave it to who you want to, there is no obligation to family if you don't feel it due.
I really can't understand who the daughter has even got the case off the ground, sure she is a financial mess but its one of her own doing.
Smacks of entitlement to me. I know wills bring out the worse in people when it comes to loss of the loved one but surely a parent can do what they wish.
Personally I have family that don't talk to various other parts of the family, its logical that those people wouldn't be each others will isn't it?