Parents Cut Childfree Daughter Out of Will, Now She’s Plotting Revenge
A Redditor has taken to the platform to share the surprising story of how she was removed from her parents’ will. A woman who goes by the username Interesting_Limit277 posted in the r/ChildfreeIndia subreddit, saying that she recently learned that her parents were writing her out of the will because she didn’t have any children.
“I wasn’t really waiting for inheritance, but I feel wronged; they made it clear I’m not family by this act,” she wrote in her Oct. 17 post.
“I’m angry and plotting revenge. My siblings will be getting their share except me,” the post continued. “My parents think I will change my mind for money. Except that they’ve made it easier for me to walk away from any financial or social obligations in the future.”
Now, she’s asking what others in her position would do, saying, “I don’t mind savage responses.” Unsurprisingly, Reddit was quick to offer up plenty of suggestions as to how the OP could get her revenge.
A Lot of People Told Her to Focus on Her Own Finances
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They say living well is the best revenge, and based on some of the suggestions on Reddit, that’s exactly what people think the OP should be doing.
“Just focus on becoming financially independent and building your own life,” one person wrote. “Don’t let their decision push you into doing something out of anger that could end up hurting you more than them.”
“Forget they exist,” another person wrote. “Never look back at the toxic. Move forward with your life and pursue what brings you happiness. Give yourself the best gift of all—to live well. Content.”
Some Think the OP Has Legal Recourse
In one of the comments, the OP revealed that the property she was hoping to inherit had been in her family for generations and that she was sad that she wouldn’t get to spend her life there as she had always imagined. “If it is ancestral property (passed down from four generations) that came from your great-grandfather or before, then your parents cannot write you out of it,” one commenter wrote.
Based on the name of the subreddit and some of the comments, it doesn’t appear that the OP is based in the U.S. For Americans, it sounds like the best recourse would be to contest the will.
However, the Binder Firm says that just being excluded or disinherited isn’t usually enough to contest the will, and instead a person would need to have some specific grounds. Some examples include a suspected lack of mental capacity, undue influence, or a factual error in the paperwork. Of course, if that’s the route someone wanted to take, they would need to hire an attorney who specializes in wills and estate planning.
