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?