Disowned from family

Fire_Fox

Marvel1 wrote: »

Makes you think why bother spending money on a will.

October is Free Wills month (if 55+)
November is Will Aid month (donation to charity).

Retireby40

If you have no contact with them there's a reason.

Now considering your asking about the will and they have cut you from it would indicate that they feel aggrieved by something you did or something that happened between both parties.

What, isn't really important.

Assuming they have worked hard and have made their way in life it's only fair they decide how it is separated when they pass away.

They don't owe you anything.

[Deleted User]

For whatever reason, you are estranged from your family. I would concentrate on dealing with the head stuff related to that rather than worrying about the money side of things. Then it tends to get even dirtier play time and won't help at all.

As already said on here, its your parent's money. If they decide to leave it to a dogs home etc, its their choice. Its not your money.

Flugelhorn

most likely that one parent will die sometime before the other - the remaining parent can remarry / rewrite a will - so plenty of chances for things to change.
Strongly suspected that my mother would change her will after my father's death and leave it all to an Animal charity or the grandchildren but she didn't (probably because was somehow superstitious of ever talking about death etc), if she had done then I would have had to accept it

TBagpuss

Marvel1 wrote: »

Makes you think why bother spending money on a will.

The Ilott case was unusual in a number of ways.

In *most* situations, your will will be followed.

tazwhoever

Thank you for your replies, I just wanted to know the answer.

martinbuckley

Ask yourself:

"If they died penniless, would I be prepared to foot the burial costs"?

If the answer is "no", then perhaps you equally don't deserve to inherit.

ska_lover

Are you estranged from your siblings, Taz?

tazwhoever

martinbuckley wrote: »

Ask yourself:

"If they died penniless, would I be prepared to foot the burial costs"?

If the answer is "no", then perhaps you equally don't deserve to inherit.

I love my parents, and yes I would pay burial costs. My parents are old and have old time thinking. I was born here, married with MY choice of partner and two small children. My partner is NOT related to my family and is an excellent partner and good to me.

Thanks

Fire_Fox

tazwhoever wrote: »

My parents are old and have old time thinking. I was born here, married with MY choice of partner and two small children. My partner is NOT related to my family and is an excellent partner and good to me.

Thanks

Your parents' assets are still theirs to dispose of as they see fit. If they wish to gift their entire estate to a dinosaur sanctuary they are at liberty to do so. At nine and fourteen your children are not that small.

If you and your spouse want more than you have, earn it and save it. MSE has hundreds of ways to increase income, decrease outgoings and best invest the surplus.