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Is my friend BU with her will?

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Thunderfeelthethunder · 29/01/2024 23:28

My friend has been sorting out her will and I think she’s being unreasonable about it.

She’s got three adult children. One of them has one child, another has three children, and the third adult doesn’t have kids (not through choice). She thinks it’s unlikely any of them will have more children in the future.

She plans to split whatever she’s got equally into seven, so each of her children and each of her grandchildren get an equal amount. Say it’s £10k each. That means the adult-child with three children will inherit so much more than the childless one.

If I were one of her children, I’d be upset by the perceived unfairness. Am I being overly sensitive to worry about the childless kid losing out?

OP posts:
Toooldtoworry · 05/02/2024 17:03

TheWorldisGoingMad · 05/02/2024 16:42

If it was my children I would be leaving my will to my direct descendants. My son and daughter 50/50, regardless of offspring. It would be up to them, if they decide to share that out. After all. My children will be providing for their own children, as I have done, so it will trickle down anyway. Eventually.

Only caveat I would say is that IF your child is dead that their share passes to their children. That is what my will states.

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