Once in a while, the newspapers will feature some estate dispute case, be it locally or overseas. Some of the cases can be made into some television drama serials. People think these only happen in reel life, but actually in real life, such dispute cases can be even more dramatic.
These disputes will occur only if the family is very wealthy. We hear of the prodigal child or uncle trying to change the will of the deceased, ensuring they get the lion's share, or worse, get the full share and cut everyone else out of the will. In cases like these, it is very hard to determine whether anyone has forged the will, especially if there are no witnesses.
Perhaps I am still too idealistic, but to me, does it matter who gets more and who gets less? Afterall, all belong to the same family right? Even if there is no will, whatever assets belonging to the parents will be split equally amongst the kids.
Even if there is a will, by right the assets belong to the parents, so they have every right to distribute according to how they like. Why must people from the same family be so calculative over who gets more or who gets less?
Which makes me wonder, if a couple worked very hard and managed to build themselves up through the years in order to earn more keep and let their children enjoy life, it will be really sad indeed if the children go to court and dispute over the share of the parents' estate once they have passed on.
At times, I really wonder if it would be better to just donate all to a cause, or to squander it all in the lifetime. When one is dead, all the money in the world is of no use. And when one is born with a silver spoon, one tends to take for granted that life will always be easy, thus no inclination or motivation to do anything.
No wonder it is still much better to live a simple life instead.
These disputes will occur only if the family is very wealthy. We hear of the prodigal child or uncle trying to change the will of the deceased, ensuring they get the lion's share, or worse, get the full share and cut everyone else out of the will. In cases like these, it is very hard to determine whether anyone has forged the will, especially if there are no witnesses.
Perhaps I am still too idealistic, but to me, does it matter who gets more and who gets less? Afterall, all belong to the same family right? Even if there is no will, whatever assets belonging to the parents will be split equally amongst the kids.
Even if there is a will, by right the assets belong to the parents, so they have every right to distribute according to how they like. Why must people from the same family be so calculative over who gets more or who gets less?
Which makes me wonder, if a couple worked very hard and managed to build themselves up through the years in order to earn more keep and let their children enjoy life, it will be really sad indeed if the children go to court and dispute over the share of the parents' estate once they have passed on.
At times, I really wonder if it would be better to just donate all to a cause, or to squander it all in the lifetime. When one is dead, all the money in the world is of no use. And when one is born with a silver spoon, one tends to take for granted that life will always be easy, thus no inclination or motivation to do anything.
No wonder it is still much better to live a simple life instead.
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