woman wins fight over parents rspca will.

I usually think that adult children don't have any right to thier parents estate, they should support themselves (I hope that my Mum doesn't leave me a penny & spends all her money on herself)
BUT in this case this lady has every right to the estate as she gave up her own career to care for her parents & keep the farm going, her Mum & Dad sound like ungrateful & selfish people.
Good luck to her.
 
I dont like the idea of children automaticly getting any cash the parents had left either-the parents have every right to leave it to charity if thats what they choose to do.
But in this case,where the daughter has put a lot of work intot eh land over many,many years I dont think it is right that the land is left to someone else while she gets nothing.
The work she has put in will have helped increase it's value,even if she did it for fun she deserves something in return.
 
I wonder how much the RSPCA spent on lawyers on this.

As ever with our judicial system, I won't surprised to see that the RSPCA appeals this, thus dragging it on for years and ensuring that the leeches (sorry lawyers) only get rich from this.
 
I think that as they have given the WHOLE estate, with nothing for the daughter just well, seems dodgy. Like her parents weren't totally in sound mind. As really, which parent would do that unless they seriously disliked their children? Even my dad says that the reason he has worked hard and lives where he does is so that he has something to leave us that we will enjoy and cherish etc.
 
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I think that as they have given the WHOLE estate, with nothing for the daughter just well, seems dodgy. Like her parents weren't totally in sound mind. As really, which parent would do that unless they seriously disliked their children? Even my dad says that the reason he has worked hard and lives where he does is so that he has something to leave us that we will enjoy and cherish etc.

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You know WT I hadnt even thought of it like that
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I know I dont want a penny from my mother unless it's there to provide the send off she wants.
For my own son however,I definatly want to be able to leave him a decent inheritance.
 
Under Scottish law, children are automatically entitled to half their parents' estate, regardless of the will - although they could contest for more. That is half to be shared amongst all surviving children. It seems sensible and prevents something like this happening. My friend's granny left everything to charity, but her mum only had to prove she was her daughter and she got half. She could have contested for more, but couldn't face it - besides, she knew her mum hadn't really wanted to leave her anything, so getting half was satisfying enough as she knew it wasn't what the old bat wanted.
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Why on earth should children get the parents items if the parents don't wish them to?
For all we know there may be good reasons on the parents behalf for not wishing to leave the kids anything. Great if they want to but I think it is ridiculous that as Arabelle says happened in her case, someone cannot dictate where their money goes without it being given to someone else!
 
Well, thats Scots law - I suppose the theory is that if you have children, your estate should provide for them.

This woman was an evil old bat, so I am very glad my friend's mum got soemthing from her estate. She must have known that her daughter was entitled to half, so the will was pure spite, anyway.
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I saw her interviewed on BBC yesterday and she said they tried several times to settle out of court (i.e. offer a certain amount to the RSPCA to call it a day) but the RSPCA refused to talk.

I have to say I'm not a massive fan of RSPCA, esp after they donated all that money to labour to try help the hunting ban along. People donate their hard earned cash to help animals in need, not political parties and bills.

I'm glad this lady got her inheritance. She seemed to have given up a lot to help the family farm and her parents and she seemed really genuine and sensible.
 
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