Advice: A letter writer is devastated by mother’s decision to change her will to leave the family house to her husband.
This is the place I last saw my father alive. I know intellectually that she is entitled to do what she wants. And I know he is likely to predecease her. But having been divorced after a long marriage, I now feel like I can trust nobody to honor their commitment and word. I still haven’t told my sister because she has gone no-contact with my mom in the past.Do I have the right to ask my mom to reconsider? I am the executrix of the estate.
Talking is a good idea. However, instead of looking at the situation as a decision that needs to be reconsidered, it might be worth exploring the reasons for the change.
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