When someone passes away, mourning can soon turn into fighting for the deceased person’s inheritance. If you’ve never experienced it yourself, Rian Johnson’s Knives Out (2019) is a pretty accurate example. Family members often feel entitled to the bigger part of a deceased person’s estate. So it’s no surprise they feel offended when a non-family member appears to be the primary beneficiary.
One woman found herself in a tough situation over an ex’s will. He decided to leave the majority of his estate to her and her family. Naturally, this made the deceased man’s family angry, prompting them to demand she turn over the money to the bereaved wife and child. The woman asked other netizens whether keeping the inheritance money would make her the jerk.
Some people never really forget their exes
Image credits: Caleb Ekeroth (not the actual photo)
Sometimes they even decide to leave their life’s savings to them after they die
Image credits: anonymous
Image credits: Melinda Gimpel (not the actual photo)
The OP gave more info in the comments
The consensus among netizens was that the OP wouldn’t be the jerk
Some commenters suggested giving some of the inheritance to the child, if it’s proven to be his
