Are you splitting your estate equally between half-sibling and full siblings if no children?

[PurpleBrocadePeacock]

DH and I are writing a mirrored will currently. Our default position was in the case we died without children to split our estate equally between our four siblings, two in each side; however, one is a half-sibling.

This seems fair to me on paper, with an equal amount going to each side of the family so all can benefit.

Here’s the catch. My father and step-mother have not treated us siblings equally at all. All the stuff my full-sibling and I struggled with growing up (paying for clothes as a teenager, a bike, going to university, affording driving lessons, house deposits etc) they paid for my half-sibling and not us which caused a lot of resentment and a huge divide. Given the way we were treated, I imagine half-sibling will inherit the majority of their estate or at least 2/3.

Our main asset is a house with a deposit paid for half by DH’s family and half my mum and stepfather.

Only nieces and nephews are on DH’s side. My full-sibling has no children and a stable well paying job.

Would you still split equally between the four siblings?

Never in a million years!

Do you get on well with the half-sibling?

I am not super close with either sibling but less so the half-sibling. We tend to be nervous and overly polite around each other.

I'd leave their share to charity

No wise words other than do whatever will give you best peace of mind, not what you think you should or ought to do.

Would depend how the relationship is between the sibling and half sibling. Your relationship is finished once you're dead but if they're both still around your will is a message one way or the other isn't it.