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.

50/50. The sons are the beneficiaries and it is an equal split. Doesn’t matter how many loin fruit the cheeky fucker has spawned, he doesn’t get any more money.

Honestly, the entitlement of some people really amazes me.

I'm always gobsmacked by arguments like this between people claiming what they believe is the "fair" amount of someone else's money they "should" get for doing absolutely fuck all.

As pp have said, if the will specifies than that's what it is. If it's up to you somehow, then I would decide whatever you like and then if either of them complain, give them nothing.

50/50 unless the will specifies otherwise .

My parents’ will leaves a set amount to each grandchild, to avoid this. The rest is apparently for me (as executor) to decide how to divvy up with my sibling for various reasons.

Gives me a headache. I just want them to be abundantly clear, or better still, spend the lot!

My sister & I are going through this now once probate is completed (Dad only died at the end of last month).

I have 2 children, my sister has only one. We’re perfectly happy to split everything left 50/50; Dad had 2 children, thus 2 shares if you will. How we then divide our individual inheritance is up to us, but an initial 50/50 is fair & equitable in a similar situation.

50:50.

My dad's parents' estate was split equally among the children, not the grandchildren. Some of my dad's siblings have LOTS of kids, my dad only has two. But it went equally between my dad and his siblings.

It's not fair to say "Oh, but I have twenty kids so I should get a bigger split than you because you only have one." The parents had TWO children and any money should be split between those two.

It should be 50/50 between children regardless of their offspring.

50/50.. sons might not even want to spend it on the grandkids! Number of grandkids completely irrelevant! If it was based on grand kids the will would have left it to them and not the sons!

50/50. It's very cheeky of the brother with 3 DCs to feel that he is entitled to more. I have 3 DCs and my sister has none, but I can't imagine demanding more from our DMs will because of choices I made!

If there’s a will then exactly what that says.

If no will (in the uk) then don’t the laws of intestate apply which means would be split equally between children (in this case 50/50). If one of the siblings has died only then would their parents share be divided between Grandchildren.

50-50, the sib with the 3 kids is a CF

50/50. Not anyone else's prob how many kids you decide to have!

50/50 between siblings. Unless the will also splits it between grandchildren.
nobody should be rewarded according to how many children they produce.

Unless the grandparent made specific provision in the will for grandchildren, normally this would be a simple 50-50 thing.

50/50

Number of kids is irrelevant.

If they want to leave a separate equal bequest to each grandchild that's OK too.

This.

It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. What matters is what the will says! That's the point of writing a will so that Their money goes where THEY want.
I'm surprised the solicitor didn't say this was the law rather than it just looking like it was his opinion

50/50

Is the brother with 3 children suggesting hypothetically that if one sibling had be childless they should get nothing?

Essentially there are two branches to the family not 5.

The alternative is the father leaves everything to the grandchildren split 5 ways.

Or leaves 50% to both children (so a quarter share each) and 10% to each grandchild.

Upshot is you should (unless there is a very good reason) treat each member of a generation equally.

Absolutely 50/50.

Too late for anything else now, but if the deceased wanted to give something to the grandchildren that should have been separate, e.g.
child 1 - 40%
child 2 - 40%
leaves 20% to be split equally between 5 grandchildren, i.e. 4% each

50/50 obviously. If it was apportioned according to number of grandchildren then the children of really rich people would start having loads of kids in order to get a bigger share of the pot.

50/50 if the estate is to the sons. Number of children is irrelevant. If it is directly to the grandchildren then they all grandkids should get an equal share.

50/50 obviously, what should the grandchildren have to do with it

50/50 . That's it.

Without a doubt 50:50 split and the son who thinks it should be 55% in his favour is a cheeky greedy fucker! Hope that helps

50/50. It's up to the sons to decide how (or indeed if) to pass their inheritance on to their offspring.

It doesn't matter whether they have 0 kids or 10 kids - it should be 50-50.