My ex-wife told my daughters that I would be expected to leave everything to my girls upon my demise.
In 2012, my father died leaving valuable land as part of his estate. After selling the property, I paid off my two daughters’ homes, saving them more than $500,000 in future payments.
My ex-wife was always controlling and manipulative, and I see this as her last grip on my life by putting me in this position. Am I wrong for feeling that my ex-wife went to her grave thinking she’d hamstrung me with regard to my children and their expectations of being “taken care of” in my will and trust?You’ve been backed into a corner from beyond the grave. Spooky. Your ex-wife’s will and trust is an unchangeable document. Whereas you, as a person who is still alive, have the ability to reset relationships while there is still time.
What do your daughters hope to receive from you? Are there expectations that you feel are unfair? Do they think that your wife/their step-mother shouldn’t have as great a share as they do?
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