Internet users backed a brother who inherited his late mother’s expensive jewelry, letting his sister keep the cheapest pieces, hiding her knowledge about which pieces were worth more.
He the post was shared by Reddit user u/SecureMarsupial5400 on July 17, explaining that the brothers went through their mother’s jewelry before she passed away, each choosing the pieces they wanted.
Since the cartel works for a “luxury jewelry designer,” they had an eye for what jewelry was worth something and which were cheaper as “costume jewelry.”
The Redditor admits that when it came to dividing up the jewelry, the cartel allowed the sister, Ashley, to take “the biggest, flashiest pieces,” knowing it was cheap and she was getting “worse treatment.”
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The post reads: “My mom had a few select pieces of fine jewelry that were more dainty, so I let my sister think I was keeping the smaller leftover pieces. She’s always been concerned with getting the biggest and best for herself all of our lives, so I let her think I was doing the same thing now.”
Ashley may have thought she got the better jewelry because it was flashier, and the Reddit poster was happy to make her believe that. However, a recent family event caused a stir when an aunt “slipped how valuable the piece was.”
“My sister listened and was furious. She insisted on reviewing my picks and wanted to split the pieces up again,” the post continued.
“I said no, and she collapsed at the birthday party. Our brother said I was an AH for using my knowledge as a jeweler against the family, but he always takes her side.”
According to attorney Scott Glatstian of Rosenblum Law, the best way to avoid scenarios like this is to create an estate plan in advance.
“Disputes between family members are all too common when it comes to distributing a loved one’s assets,” he said. news week.
“Sometimes the dispute is about differing opinions about the value of certain assets, other times the property has no tangible value, only sentimental. Avoiding family disputes is one of the main reasons clients come to me to create an estate plan.”
Glatstian added that this Redditor issue would have been resolved if the mother had put in writing who was getting what jewelry before she passed away.
He continued: “If the decedent had worked with an estate planning attorney to create her will, the attorney would have inquired about her family situation and likely caught the possibility of this dispute occurring early. Spotting potential issues like this is an important aspect of our job.”
The fact that other relatives intervened made the poster “torn” by their behavior and they sought advice from other Reddit users. Fortunately, the post generated a lot of reactions, with more than 5,700 upvotes and more than 800 comments criticizing the sister’s reaction.
Among the comments, one user wrote: “Your sister literally got the piece she wanted… now she wants different ones because of the dollar signs? It’s not your fault she was blinded by the bling and now she’s mad about losing money.”
Another person commented: “If the sister had wanted to split things evenly, she would have appraised everything. Instead, she insisted on getting the big pieces, presumably because she thought bigger was better. She got what she wanted, without renegotiating.”
news week He reached out to u/SecureMarsupial5400 for comment via Reddit. We were unable to verify the details of the case.
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