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Stepparents really need to understand that the children were there before they were and if the deceased spouse wanted his children to have things, it should be done. .
Well, well, jumping back on the soap box...............my friend's step mother, turned out to be rotten. What do these step mothers' do, take classes on how to treat step kids like dirt?????
I think it's women who didn't financially prepare for their future, so they marry (or re-marry) at some point and hope to milk the man for all they can get. "Put me on your life insurance policy" "Put me in your will", etc.
In Williams case he had the opportunity to collect aside specific items for his children , or state specifically who should get what in a will.
Conversations like this are important reminders of having a will.
On the other hand I can’t see that it’s fair to think it’s okay that adult children can walk into your home and remove items or your husbands personal belongings without permission.
It has been 60+ years since my mother's own step-mother disregarded my grandfather's wishes, and refused to allow my mother to have any of her own mother's belongings. Everything went to the step-sisters. I don't know what the percentage would be, I have to hope most people are decent human beings, but I do know that when it does happen, the resentment may never go away.
I think the answer must be to make sure the directives are very clear, and individual items are designated to specific heirs.
My dad is making a spreadsheet of basically everything for his will.
Every little pair of my mom’s earrings, his guns, WWII items that had been his father’s, photo albums & even their “Veggie Tales” DVD collection that my kids grew up with.
Its tough without the whole story but it seems that she is just trying to maintain her home, not rob them of their inheritance. It reads like she just wants the home they live in not too be torn apart by the adult children wanting their share.
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