On 8/29/2013 5:11 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "sf" > wrote in message

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>> On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:56:05 -0400, Goomba >
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>>> I was going to say about that same thing. And of course, IMO, the estate
>>> *should* have been split up in thirds by whatever means.
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>> I don't agree with that. Jill cared for both her mother and her
>> father for years before their deaths and it was not an easy task
>> dealing with her father. Her brother was measuring the furniture
>> before her mother had died. Very tacky man and the ultimate
>> cheapskate. As a parent, you are not obligated to treat your children
>> equally. That brother is a jerk, with a home and a good job. He can
>> provide for himself. Leaving the house to Jill was her mother's way
>> of saying thank you for devoting so many years of her life to taking
>> care of them.
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> +1

She was the one who gave up her home and got rid of most of her
possessions to move halfway across the country to take care of them.
She did not want to do that but she had no choice. Doesn't seen
unreasonable that she wouldn't be left homeless for her troubles.

nancy