Family cuts father out of land inheritance using tech skills as excuse, forcing his child to expose their scheme and seek legal help: ‘I found out when I overheard a cousin casually mentioning how they were finalizing the divisions’

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Etai Eshet • Editor
Feb 25, 2025 9:00 PM EST

Actions speak louder than words. And when the action is family-related fraud, it pretty much screams through a megaphone set to "boxing announcer loud" setting. No amount of linguistic gymnastics can silence the sound of greed clanging around in the background like loose change in a dryer. 

Take this story of a dad cut out of his family's land division on the lame excuse that he's too old and hard to communicate with. A rhetorical play on how they couldn't be bothered to step outside their WhatsApp bubble to pick up the phone. While the family speaks the language of convenience, their actions are screaming scam loud enough to shake the land itself.

Family fraud is like a Freudian slip, except instead of accidentally revealing subconscious thoughts, you accidentally reveal subconscious greed. Oh, cutting Dad out of the land division? Total accident, it just slipped our minds!

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  • "AITAH for Calling Out My Family for Excluding My Father from Land Division?"

    "I called them out. I told them it was wrong to exclude him just because it was easier for them"
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  • So, here's the situation. My father's side of the family is dividing up some ancestral land. It's a big deal, this land has been in the family for generations. But guess who they're conveniently leaving out of the discussion? My dad.
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  • Why? Because he's old, and according to them, "it's difficult to communicate with him." He's not bedridden or anything, he's just slower, not as sharp as he
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  • used to be, and prefers face-to- face talks over WhatsApp group messages like everyone else. But instead of making an effort to include him, they're just... ignoring him.
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  • I found out when I overheard a cousin casually mentioning how they were finalizing the divisions. I asked, "What about my dad?" and got hit with a bunch of excuses—"Oh, it's complicated,"
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  • "It's just easier this way," "We didn't want to stress him out." Right. More like they didn't want to deal with the inconvenience of making sure he gets his fair share.
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  • So, I called them out. I told them it was wrong to exclude him just because it was easier for them, and that just because he's old doesn't mean he doesn't have a
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  • say. Now, everyone is acting like I'm the problem. They're saying I don't understand how things work, that I'm making a fuss over nothing, and that it's a "family decision."
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  • Actions like excluding Dad from ancestral land talks under the guise of communication barriers, although repulsive like bugs, aren’t bugs–they’re features, and trying to mask them behind poetic phrasing is less Freud and more fraud.

    The unanimous reaction to this story was that legal action was needed, with the only point of contention being whether to talk to a lawyer or speak to an attorney. Whether you opt for lawyer, attorney, or legal avenger, the end game remains turning those fancy excuses into courtroom confetti.

  • Time-Tutor3628 It's called fraud. Get a lawyer.
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  • sparkledcupcake NTA. Your dad has every right to be included in decisions about ancestral land and the fact that they're trying to exclude him just because it's "easier" is
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  • shady. You're not making a fuss over nothing you're advocating for fairness. If they're so confident in what they're doing, they shouldn't have a problem making sure he's involved.
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  • Cybermagetx I would be talking with a lawyer and seeing who land and who has say in it. Nta.
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  • Fickle-Lemon-5982 So why is the land being divided? If it's something tha was left in a will... THEY HAVE TO INCLUDE HIM.....and if they aren't, I'd get a lawyer and have them make it REALLY difficult to divide the land up.
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  • Artichoke-Rhinoceros You're not just standing up for your father, you're standing up for yourself and his other children who would inherit that land when he passes. Get a lawyer ASAP.
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  • 2Where2 NTA, Example: If there are 4 guests at the table, and you cut an entire pie in thirds, everyone who gets pie gets a bigger slice. You, being a descendent of your father, get no pie, and neither would your father in their scenario. You are simply advocating for your father. I see why it's inconvenient for them...
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  • Grimmelda ΝΤΑ They are literally taking advantage of the fact that he isn't comfortable communicating electronically. It's predatory asF.
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  • If they had included him but said they didn't ask for his input then their excuses might hold some water, because they at least thought of him.
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  • But your father not being included means a bigger piece of the pie for them. So they are capitalizing on it.
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  • ConnieGeee No. You need to see the paperwork. Who is the attorney? Get a POA pronto just for this matter. so you can deal with it.
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  • AdorableLeg2414 Absolutely agree with everyone here. Get a lawyer. The sooner the better. I wish my mom should have gotten one when they were distributing the land that her dad left. But because she was a woman, she got way less than her brothers. NTA
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  • Panda_official2713 NTA with family like that, who needs enemies
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  • Valuable-Job-7956 Absolutely talk to an attorney and have them look for any wills or trusts that pertain to the property and how it is supposed to be divided
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