Man refuses to share inheritance with disowned sister and brother, they demand 100k from him in return: 'I'd rather see you in court and refuse to give you anything'

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Nov 9, 2025 12:00 PM EST

After their father passed away, his will left everything to his youngest child — the one who had been there through the doctor's visits, the hospice nights, and the quiet decline. Ten years earlier, their father had already given $150,000 each to the older siblings, Mark and Jenna, calling it an "advance" on their inheritance. They promised to build businesses but instead spent it on cars, vacations, and luxuries. When the money ran out and he refused to give more, they turned cruel — cutting him off and keeping his grandchildren away.

Now, with the will made clear and iron-clad — even stating they had "received their share during my lifetime" — Mark and Jenna were livid. They accused their sibling of poisoning their father's mind, of manipulation, of greed. They demanded $100,000 each to "drop the lawsuit" they filed, claiming undue influence.

But the caretaker child refused. They'd seen what betrayal looked like, and this wasn't about money — it was about honor, loyalty, and grief. "See you in court," they said, even knowing the legal costs could rise higher than any inheritance. Because this time, it wasn't about what was fair on paper — it was about standing up for what their father truly wanted.

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    AITAH for refusing to share my inheritance with the siblings who are now threatening to sue me for "undue influence"?

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    Sorry for the long post I'm just too angry to think straight.
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    My father passed away a few months ago. In his will, he left his entire estate to me, explicitly
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    disinheriting my brother "Mark" 40M and sister "Jenna" 38F.
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    The thing is 10 years ago, my father gave them $150k each as an "advance" on their inheritance to start businesses because they
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    begged and begged. He had a lot of money back then so it wasn't much to him. Both of them blew it within two years (vacations,
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    cars, etc.) and had the nerve to ask him for more. When he refused, they got cruel. They stopped visiting, wouldn't let him
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    see his grandkids, and bad- mouthed him to the entire family, claiming he was a "miser" who was "hoarding" their money.
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    I was the one who was there for him. I took him to doctor's appointments, helped him with
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    his finances (without ever touching a dime for myself because unlike my siblings I have a great job that I worked hard
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    for), and was with him in hospice when he died. It was just me and him at the end. His will is iron-
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    clad, written by his long-time lawyer, and includes a clause stating they received their share "during my lifetime."
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    Mark and Jenna are furious. They've been blowing up my phone, saying I "poisoned" him against them. They're
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    badmouthing me to the family and I'm getting phone calls from relatives that I should help them. Now, they've hired a lawyer and today I was served papers. They
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    are threatening to contest the will, claiming I "took advantage" of our father in his old age and used "undue influence" to get him to cut them out.
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    They offered to "drop the lawsuit" if I just give them $100k each. I told them to get lost and that I would never give them a single
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    cent of our father's money after how they treated him. I am so angry I can barely speak.
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    AITAH for telling them I'd see them in court and refusing to give them anything? I'm honestly worried that fighting this in court
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    will take more in legal fees than just paying them but I'm so angry that I need an outside opinion because I've lost perspective.
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    FireMama420 • 16h ago Don't give them a penny. Respect your father's wishes.
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