Under a normal family relationship whereby the parent has
sufficiently and dutifully provided for the children , I woulda
agree with you on this 100%.
However , TS's case is one of abandonment and irresponsibility
by the father.
And bullying/abuses by the step family from his father's
previous marriage ( which the father has left more than 13 years
ago).
It is still unclear if there is a presence of a Will, or if it
is truly the father's wish to evict his spouse and children from
the family home upon his death. Only hostile claims from a step
family who believes everything belongs to them.
Family inheritance battle can be ugly especially when there are
multiple family involved.
Anyway a moral whip does not apply in this case.
So let's not let emotions cloud rational judgments.
Many nay sayers here are too hung up on the word or meaning of
"Inheritance" and it's moral implications from a child
perspective.
Look at the bigger picture.. this case is no longer a case of
"inheritance". rather a legal case for child support and alimony
payments for abandonment.
Yea but the father has already passed away...very little can be
done now unless the father has made provision for the mother and
the son while he was still alive. But I doubt so.
And as you said, inheritance battle can turn really ugly indeed.
Why not just let go of this matter and threadstarter should think
about how to earn enough to support both himself and his mother
then? I rather take steps back and not fight for some money and end
up with sleepless nights and causing more grief for my mother, if I
were threadstarter. Because it is inevitable that once the
inheritance battle ensues, old woulds would be opened and would
never be able to heal properly...
And yes, I am doing well in my marriage life, thank you all for
concern :) I have both Singapore and Malaysia marriage cert, so I
am legally married in both here and my own homecountry ;)
