28-year-old wife refuses to share inherited house with husband, in-laws demands a share despite them doing the same: "It was hypocritical"

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Jun 26, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

Money is the root of all evil. When were struggling to make ends meet, or can't afford that fun night out with the girls, or when we just wish we could afford that new clothing item, money becomes our enemy. It's just a little paper mixed with cotton, how did it come to the point where it controls our lives to this extent? 


When someone comes into a large inheritance, they go one of two ways. Either they take it and save it invest, they put it in places where it can accumulate more money. Or, they burn it out quickly and never see where it goes. When you add family or spouses into the mix, things become even more complicated. I once knew someone who got a huge inheritance in high school. It seemed much too young for someone to just come into that kind of money.
 

In the story below, the protagonist gets a large property through inheritance, but she's under no obligation to share it. Read the full story below. 

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    AITAH for putting my pre marriage house in trust , so my children get it , if something happens to me?

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    I am 28f and recently married. My husband parents has lots of property, but most in his parents name and trusts that it won't be
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  • I wonder what the in-laws think is the difference between what they're doing. Both people are keeping an inherited home to their own family, and not sharing it through marriage. They are being hypocrites, and this protagonist is right to keep the home to herself. She doesn't need them demanding it. 

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    counted as his marital asset.. Including the house we live in. And if something happens to their son, it will go to his children
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    only. Which is fine. We don't have much joint assets as we are recently married.
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    I also inherited a house from my grandmother and it is pre marriage property. It is in prime location and many businesses offered me a buyout. But i
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    refused. I moved that house to a trust, that irrespective of marriage or any other things, my future children will have equal access to that house and it will be theirs, in
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    case something happens to me. I also plan to make it rental property, considering I get huge amount per room for whole sale shops. Who needs it to keep their
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    em ipsum dolor sit a trud exercitation ullar dexe LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN SAMPL 1, JOHN SAMPLE a resident of King Co my Last Will and 1.A. Family. I am married to JANE SAMPL or to "Jane" shall be to her. We have two chil this to Any child or children of mine born after the date of this Will shall be though they were specifically named in this Paragraph 1A, and all p of this Will shall be so interpreted. lag that this is I have intentionally, and not as a result of any mistake or inadvert
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    materials. The rent will be that huge, that I won't need to work at all. Though i plan to keep rent and working. And save all rental income.
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    My husband is not happy and complained to his mom dad, Who tried to question me? I felt it was hypocritical and I told them, I
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    respect and understand their choice of keeping pre marriage properties in trust. And it is my property too pre marriage. So I did same.
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    They said it's not same and i am part of family. Their son's properties would be accessible to me. I called out their S. And said
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    only joint assets, which we will buy post marriage, will have the same access to both. I also want to keep my children safe and secure in case, something happens to me.
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    They are angry and my husband is with puffed face. But i refuse to back down..He is sleeping in other room. Such a man child. He
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    said it's not same as it is his parents's properties. But this house is mine and we are partners. I said I will not change
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    the trust conditions. We are sleeping in different rooms now. I feel like ah, but I feel it's fair.
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    Note in our culture daughter in laws are provided stability and safety net. Which they didnt. So they can't expect me to give away my things to family too
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    Fragrant-Reserve4... ⚫23h ago It sounds to me like they have been over selling what's in trust and we're counting on access to your property
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    Ambitious-Border... 23h ago The two situations are identical and you have done nothing that he / they hadn't already done.
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    The thing is they are clearly approaching this from the point of view that their property is theirs and that your property should be theirs too, if they can get away with it.
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    Given your choice of the phrase 'future children', I am interpreting that as you don't have any right now?! If that is the case, run, run while you still can!
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