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Disowning adult children - when is enough enough ?? any thoughts ?
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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 648296" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>I've cut out my daughter, and we don't hear from my son. It's likely that we won't hear from him again. Thank goodness neither of them turned to such violence as your son, but there but for the grace of god go I.</p><p></p><p>I am in a state that recognizes a holographic (hand written - not just typed and signed) will. I have a handwritten will that leaves out my daughter, and I am likely to add my son to that. I have to admit that I am just plain lazy and really should see a lawyer. I'm rather embarrassed, and likely will want to see someone from out of town. My son also slept with a butcher knife that he stole from me under his mattress with which he planned to kill me.</p><p></p><p>The truth is, even though your son is now in jail, he won't be forever. If you die intestate, he'll get a share. He's there in spite of the good values you tried to impart on him and because of the choices he made. He really shouldn't be rewarded for his genetic connection to you. My advice to you is to see an attorney without feeling any guilt about it. If he called you on the phone and asked you for $100 in his account I assume you'd say "no". Don't let him have a portion of your estate because you didn't go far enough to put it into writing.</p><p></p><p>You can always change your mind and you don't have to tell <em>anyone</em> about your will, but I think your other children deserve to not have to deal with the consequences if he somehow comes into a portion of the estate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 648296, member: 99"] I've cut out my daughter, and we don't hear from my son. It's likely that we won't hear from him again. Thank goodness neither of them turned to such violence as your son, but there but for the grace of god go I. I am in a state that recognizes a holographic (hand written - not just typed and signed) will. I have a handwritten will that leaves out my daughter, and I am likely to add my son to that. I have to admit that I am just plain lazy and really should see a lawyer. I'm rather embarrassed, and likely will want to see someone from out of town. My son also slept with a butcher knife that he stole from me under his mattress with which he planned to kill me. The truth is, even though your son is now in jail, he won't be forever. If you die intestate, he'll get a share. He's there in spite of the good values you tried to impart on him and because of the choices he made. He really shouldn't be rewarded for his genetic connection to you. My advice to you is to see an attorney without feeling any guilt about it. If he called you on the phone and asked you for $100 in his account I assume you'd say "no". Don't let him have a portion of your estate because you didn't go far enough to put it into writing. You can always change your mind and you don't have to tell [I]anyone[/I] about your will, but I think your other children deserve to not have to deal with the consequences if he somehow comes into a portion of the estate. [/QUOTE]
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