BonoVoxSupastar said:
So is a trust set up differently from a regular inheritance? Like I said, I know very little about this stuff.
Yes, a trust is not the same as having $ left to you in a will.
BonoVoxSupastar said:
So is a trust set up differently from a regular inheritance? Like I said, I know very little about this stuff.
anitram said:
Yes, a trust is not the same as having $ left to you in a will.
U2girl said:This was one of the world's richest people, hardly comparable to any singing dude.
And her money or not, it's cruel and lame to give this much to a pet and cut out her own flesh and blood.
indra said:
Does anyone ever even consider that these grandkids could be completely vile people?
It's still the principle matter of fact ... they were part of her family. They should have received SOMETHING of an amount.Originally posted by anitram
Besides why do people assume those grandkids are entitled to the money?
Originally posted by anitram
Have they done anything to earn it? Did they even speak to this woman or have a relationship with her?
indra said:
Yeah, I expected that type of answer.
Does anyone ever even consider that these grandkids could be completely vile people? Or perhaps they made sure to tell her they didn't want her money, so she's just respecting their wishes? If they wanted her money, they had to play by her rules and apparently they didn't do that. That's just life in the big city.
MsMofoGone said:
Why should family members feel they need to 'work' for a relative, in order to receive money from a relative when they die ??
anitram said:
Why should family members feel like they are entitled to their relative's money??
When my last grandmother and grandfather die, I don't feel like I have a RIGHT to a piece of the pie. If they want to leave money to relatives, wonderful. If they want to leave it to charity, wonderful. If they want to leave it to some relatives but not others, wonderful. If they want to be buried with it, wonderful.
They worked hard all their life. They have an absolute right to do AS THEY PLEASE with their money. I think there is something distasteful and disgusting in people expecting a pay out after a relative dies just because they were related.
Dalton said:
Wow. You and I have a very different perspective on family.
MsPurrl said:Is it true, as David Letterman said last night, that the dog will use the money to arrange fights between NFL players???
Dame Anita Roddick, the founder of the Body Shop, stated years ago in her biography that she intended to not leave a cent to her 2 daughters. She and her husband would use the money to fund charitable organisations etc. Her reasoning was that she had made her fortune from nothing, she had started her own business from scratch and therefore having her daughters inherit her money would deprive them of the sense of achievement of making their own way in the world.namkcuR said:We're not talking about some distant second cousins who are pissy because they didn't recieve anything in the will, we're talking about the woman's children and grandchildren. Isn't one of the universal themes of life where parents are concerned that they work to make their children and grandchildrens' lives better? So if a grandparent or ESPECIALLY a parent dies, why would they want to leave the money to anyone/anything but their children and grandchildren(and possibly siblings)? If you leave money to two of your children, but not to the other two(even if they are stepchildren), something stinks.
Originally posted by anitram
Why should family members feel like they are entitled to their relative's money??
Originally posted by anitram
I think there is something distasteful and disgusting in people expecting a pay out after a relative dies just because they were related.