Marital dispute erupts when man insists on splitting inheritance evenly among children to avoid favoritism, but wife demands that they prioritize one child over the others

Welcome, tea-spilling sisters. Typically, when it comes to divvying up assets that will eventually be inherited by your children, it important to split them evenly so as not to give the impression that you favor one over the others. Indeed, one child might be doing financially better than the others, and it might seem logical to give that child less. But by the time you are not long for this world, the financial situation among your children might be drastically different. However, if one child has a lifelong disability that they must contend with, it might be worth leaving them with extra help.

In our story today, a father who values fairness and equality refuses to give into his wife's demands of prioritizing one child over the others with their inheritance money. Unfortunately, our protagonist does not give much detail for his wife's reasoning, but the speculation made for an interesting internet discussion. Scroll down to get the full commentary from online users.

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In most case scenarios, this is the way to go. No parent wants to be accused of favoritism, so it makes sense to want to divide assets equally.
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If your children have different needs, it might be worth it to talk to them privately about what they think of giving more to one sibling before moving forward. You might be surprised how many people are willing to help out a sibling in need.
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This missing piece of information is essential to determine whether or not our protagonist is in the right or wrong.
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Maybe your protagonist is trying to sway the audience to be on their "rational" side by omitting information.
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If you look deeper, this looks like something more than just favoritism. Perhaps her reasoning is fully justified.
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It is totally worth it to have a conversation with the whole family and see how they feel about the situation.
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Marital dispute erupts when man insists on splitting inheritance evenly among children to avoid favoritism, but wife demands that they prioritize one child over the others

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