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Originally Posted by tassity22
It is telling. I don't believe that it always means the child was some kind of horrible person.
I really can't imagine any circumstance under which I would disinherit my own child completely. It's like saying they were never my child at all, and I can't say that.
I should have clarified, I think it's more telling regarding the parent than the child---and not in a good way.
I agree, I can't imagine disinheriting my own child.
My FIL disinherited my husband because he wouldn't divorce me. Actually, he left him a dollar.
Unfortunately, he forgot to change the beneficiary forms for his life insurance and those superseded the will. He also didn't designate a beneficiary for his state retirement, so it went to my husband as his only child. So my husband still got the money. At least his dad had the satisfaction of thinking he had disinherited my husband.
That's actually pretty funny! Thanks for making me smile
I should have clarified, I think it's more telling regarding the parent than the child---and not in a good way.
I agree, I can't imagine disinheriting my own child.
My mother wrote me out of her will for a while. One reason why, was her bitterness over my seeing my Dad. My Dad had left her after 30 years of marriage. After their divorce, she told me not to have any more contact with him, but I did. She also didn't like it when I got married and did not like my husband. My mom was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. People with this personality disorder hold big time grudges. Her lawyer talked her into putting me back into her will, he said he believed she had enough assets that he could foresee that I would legally contest the will after her death. She put me back into her will about 6 weeks before she died, but even then she said I didn't deserve to be in her will.
So yes, it takes a very twisted person usually, to write their own child out of their will.
My mother wrote me out of her will for a while. One reason why, was her bitterness over my seeing my Dad. My Dad had left her after 30 years of marriage. After their divorce, she told me not to have any more contact with him, but I did. She also didn't like it when I got married and did not like my husband. My mom was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. People with this personality disorder hold big time grudges. Her lawyer talked her into putting me back into her will, he said he believed she had enough assets that he could foresee that I would legally contest the will after her death. She put me back into her will about 6 weeks before she died, but even then she said I didn't deserve to be in her will.
So yes, it takes a very twisted person usually, to write their own child out of their will.
So, it's always the parents at fault? Children never grow up to be jerks? Not buying that version.
So, it's always the parents at fault? Children never grow up to be jerks? Not buying that version.
It would take a lot more than my kid just "being a jerk" for me to write them out of my will entirely and disinherit them. Also, disinheriting someone can have serious long term consequences, not just emotional but financial, if the will is contested. Think twice before doing this.
So parents are 100% responsible for the way their children turn out? If they abuse drugs, or alcohol, or fall in with a bad group of kids, it falls back on the parents? Why not just hold the parents liable for anything their adult children do then?
I can't believe you really think that makes sense.
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Originally Posted by virgode
I don't suppose that means much to someone who claims the title, Nasty.
Duh, context is everything. Obviously it went over your head.
So parents are 100% responsible for the way their children turn out? If they abuse drugs, or alcohol, or fall in with a bad group of kids, it falls back on the parents? Why not just hold the parents liable for anything their adult children do then?
I can't believe you really think that makes sense.
Duh, context is everything. Obviously it went over your head.
I don't think anyone here really gives a shart what you believe or do with your money, have a nice evening.
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