Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Got to see my lawyer when he leaves this world

What has our society turned into? My previous post discussed the song lyrics of a young man who lost his girlfriend in a tragic accident. This mornings news writes of daughter who lost her father along with his wife, " Who Died First". The daughter is trying to make the claim that in the car accident her father's wife died first therefore her estate should pass to her father where it would then be divided amongst her and her two siblings.

It gets worse.
Her father's wife has two children that would be deprived of any inheritance if this were to occur.

It gets worse.
The accident was the result of her father's drunken reckless driving.

It gets worse.
Initially she was content with the way the estate was going to be settled. These legal proceedings didn't begin until 18 months after the accident.

Can it get any worse?

2 comments:

Abacus said...

That's pretty bad...
At my work I do a lot of business valuations for estate-related purposes. It's sad how these things can turn from a time of grieving and family bonding into a fight over "stuff"

Wyza said...

Well, we need to make sure that everyone gets what's coming to them. imo, the entire estate should be given to charity. Kinda like cutting the baby in half. Only not really.