Terminally Ill Aunt Only Gives Inheritance To Niece And No One Else

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Dec 21, 2021 10:00 AM EST

The OP in this story tragically only has 1-2 years left to live. She is getting her affairs in order before she "leaves the stage." She claims that her niece has always gotten the shorter end of the stick in life. Her niece's father skipped out on the family when they were young and she has suffered. The niece's half-brother on the other hand, has his father in his life and is well-off. Because of this, the OP has decided to leave the entirety of her life savings to her niece. The family is very upset by this choice but the OP feels justified. Keep reading to help the moral judges of Reddit make a decision. 

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  • 01
    Font - AITA for leaving my niece an inheritance but not my nephew?
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  • 02
    Font - Throwaway because my BIL is on Reddit. I was diagnosed with a terminal illness a few months ago. It's not a matter of if, but when, and the best estimate is that I have in the neighborhood of 1-2 years. I'm dealing with it.
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  • 03
    Font - I've had a good life and no regrets. Part of dealing with it is getting my affairs in order before I leave the stage.
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  • 04
    Font - My sister has two children (13f & 5m). The 13 yo is from her previous relationship, the 5 yo from her current husband. My niece's father skipped out on them and my sister had a rough time of it, so I helped them out
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  • 05
    Font - early on. Her husband is well off so they're set now, but it's become very obvious to me over the years that he wishes my niece weren't in their lives. They don't exactly neglect her, but she's left out of a lot and it's very
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  • 06
    Font - obvious even to our parents that my nephew is heavily favored. I've talked to my sister about it at various points, but she's in denial and I don't think would ever have the courage to stand up to her husband. I've tried to make it up to my niece in quiet ways, but I know it still hurts and I worry about her.
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  • 07
    Font - I made some very fortunate business moves early on and I'm now sitting on a large chunk of change and a retirement fund that I will not live to use. My sister has made no plans for my niece's college or anything else,
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  • 08
    Font - but the girl is incredibly smart and hardworking in school and she deserves a chance to make the most of herself. It's my intention to have everything put in trust for her after my death, managed by my executor until she's 25 so that her parents can't touch it, she can have money for
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  • 09
    Font - school, and some time to mature before being fully in control. My nephew already has a trust fund from his father, so he doesn't need the money. Ironically, this would put her in a better financial position than the rest of the family, but I think that's justice at this point considering
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  • 10
    Font - how much she's put up with and missed out on. I sat down with my parents and sister to lay out my plans and end of life wishes, and my sister is deeply offended that I'm excluding her and my nephew. She thinks I should leave the money to her to split between
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  • 11
    Font - them or set up equal trusts for the kids. My father loathes BIL and said he agrees with me not letting him or my sister near the trust, but I could leave my nephew something to save face. My mother is too distraught to have an opinion right now. BIL made a joke later about
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  • 12
    Font - contesting the will, and my sister isn't speaking to me. I feel like I have more responsibility to look after my niece since no one else is, while her brother will be okay. I love my nephew, too, though, and don't want him to feel bad when he's older. I've planned to leave
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  • 13
    Font - him some non monetary items. AITA?
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