Inheritance split - how to split when siblings have different numbers of children

[Benja1405]

Divorced parent died - two married sons in will, one has 3 children and one has 2. What do you feel is the fairest way for the estate to be split? Lawyer thought straight 50/50 between the two sons. Son with 3 children thinks 55/45 in his favour is fairer as he has more children. AIBU to think that this is unfair on the other son? Just interested in views, thanks.

I agree 50/50

50/50

It should be split per number of siblings not number of grandchildren. Siblings then decide how to split amongst their own children

Split 50/50.

Is the inheritance for the sons or the grandchildren? If it's for the sons 50/50.

If it's for the grandchildren split 5 ways.

50/50 to sons then they can decide what to do with their half regarding their children.

Doesn't the will say how it should be split?

If not, I'd say 50/50, the money is going to the two sons, not their children.

50.50 to both sons. What does the Will say.

50/50 number of grandchildren shouldn't come into it.

50/50

Huh? There's a will? What does the will actually say?

50/50 (as on your other thread)

50/50

What if one had no kids, should they get nothing?!

What did the Will say?

Personally I think 50/50 between the sons is fair. Or if he'd wanted to leave some to the kids he could have done 33.33% to each son and the rest to be split between the grandchildren.

Whatever the will says. Assuming there is one

50/50

Absolutely 50/50. The person had two children. How many children they then had is irrelevant.

My dad once asked me if they should give DH and I two thirds and my sister one third, on the basis that when I got married, they gained a third child. It was nice of him but absolutely not!

Absolutely 50/50

50:50 to sons.

When you decide the size of your family you know how your resources will be split between them, both in your life and death. The father had two and wanted his resources split 50:50.

One son chose two and again a 50:50 split of his.

Other son chose three and chose 33:33:33 when doing so.

50/50 between the 2 sons. However many children each one chose to have is up to them.

I would carry that split forward even if something had happened to the sons and the money was going directly to the next generation.

50/50

Anything other than that would've been stated in the will.

50/50

Son with 3 children thinks 55/45 in his favour is fairer as he has more children.

Well he would say that! The parent who died however, had two children and presumably wanted to treat them the same.

Of course 50:50.

Yes go with the will