Hello, I’m in Australia - WA.
I may have a lawyer who will work on deferred fees but will be waiting a while for her views.
My Sister died in September. We both had the same Mother and Farher so ‘full sisters’ and were raised together.
My Sister had a debilitating illness and for the most part I tried to help her.
Our Dad remarried when we were 17/20 and had a daughter when we were 21/24 with his second wife.
My Dad died and we set up a trust as advised by several. Law firms for our half sister. This was set up by law firms, she had a legal guardian and the court signed off on it.
Our half sister’s Mum/Dad’s second wife/our step Mum was given the remaining half of the estate. There is potential white collar crime (on her part) I suspect. She has spent her daughters trust or most of it.
step mother won’t let her daughter talk to us,
half sister turned 18 and I got in contact to let her know she had a trust. She did not know and was cross. She was able to negotiate a car but discovered her mother (who remarried after my dad) spent some of these funds on her other daughters school fees.
My sister (full sibling from my Dad’s first marriage with my Mum) died in September. She had a terrible but not terminal illness though there was substantial medical negligence: I am devastated.
Sister had a house and no children. According to intestate laws the funds go to my Mum 50% and siblings 50%. we never met our half sibling but in WA half siblings are the same as full siblings.
I considered letting this go and giving my half sibling 25% - well I don’t have a choice
My Half sibling said her Mul has never wanted her to meet us and that we are terrible, racist about her being Indonesian etc etc. She also claims that we made up sex abuse and this is why my Dad committed suicide.
My Step mother came to Australia when I was 17 and she was 24. She was really unusual and clearly didn’t want us there. This is a whole story. It was traumatic.
I was open to a relationship with half sister but it’s become obvious she’s invested living at home, at university,’wants to study medicine and has a degree of loyalty to her mother. She relays stories about my sister and I and it’s hurtful. As is the fact she “can’t” meet me as it would upset her mother and she’s not yet at 20 independent as at uni.
My half sister recently was able to negotiate her first car worth $50,000 because I informed her of her trust fund. She wouldn’t have b otherwise known. She seems nice enough but it’s clear she has loyalties.
My question is can I morally and legally object to her financially benefiting from my sisters death. She never expressed a desire to meet.
In fairness, my sister and I suspect our dads death wasn’t above board. we don’t believe our step Mum has given us the whole story.
Half sibling believes that all is above board and her Mum is entirely truthful.
My brain hurts.
I feel a deep sense of hurt that my beloved sister who I went to hell and back for - and gladly would again - will not be here to use her funds or go on a holiday. I can’t get past this nor can I get past the youth this she has and the trauma and abhorrent childhood. That my half sibling who barely knows her and has an alliance to her mother (which is understandable) who made our life’s hell, is upsetting.
My sister had a traumatic youth and life. I wanted more than anything for her to have happiness finally. That she is gone at 43 is devastating to me.
My sister was devoted to my son who is only 8’ans cared so much for us. I hate that she isn’t here to spend her own money but worse that someone with a vastly different life will be spending it for her