Caught in a storm of betrayal and legal strife, he faces Eve and Anna—his biological ties who refuse to accept the bond forged by adoption. Their challenge to the will is more than a fight over money; it is a painful rejection of the son who lived as their own. In this struggle, he emerges not just as a claimant, but as the sole rightful heir to a legacy of love, proving that family is defined by more than blood.
My(20M) bio-grandparents are my adoptive parents and I call them mom and dad, my bio-mom I call Eve(35) and bio-aunt Anna(32). Eve had me as a teenager, but Mom and Dad adopted and raised me.
Mom(68F) passed away 2 years ago from breast cancer, and Dad had a heart attack 13 months ago and died 11 months ago after 2 months in ICU. In their will, our parents left me 35% of the assets and 30% to Eve and Anna each and gifted 5% to welfare organization, also they had a No-contest clause.
Eve and Anne wanted to leave me out of the inheritance and contested the will, they argued that I am a Grandchild and should not inherit, because every other grandchild was left out.
But I am a full Legal child by adoption, so I am equally entitled to the inheritance, which caused them to lose the contest. Where I live, that means you lose every inheritance if the will is Valid and your claims are unsuccessful.
That has made me the only one who had inherited everything.
Eve and Anna are now stressing me and try to guilt-trip me, they have calculated the money and had made many purchases, in belief they would be able to pay off their debts. If they wouldn’t have contest and loose, each of them would inherit about 3.4Million USD, but now they have nothing.
I am very pissed of how they treated me in the whole process, they literally tried to deny that Dad and Mom were my Parents and had a lot of phrases which they used. I told them that I can’t care less for them anymore, and they will get nothing from me, I would rather build a pile of money and burn it as a campfire.
Conclusion
The original poster (OP) is facing intense emotional pressure and guilt trips from their biological relatives, Eve and Anna, following a failed will contest. The central conflict arises because Eve and Anna expected a significant inheritance based on a misinterpretation of the OP’s legal status, which led them to challenge a valid will, resulting in them receiving nothing. The OP firmly rejects their demands, prioritizing the legacy of their adoptive parents over assisting relatives who actively tried to invalidate their legal parentage.
Given that the biological relatives acted against the OP’s established legal rights and subjected them to stress during a period of recent grief, is the OP justified in refusing all financial support to Eve and Anna, or does a moral obligation exist to offer some assistance given the large sum of money involved?
Here’s how people reacted:
Your bio mom and aunt rolled the dice and lost by challenging the will in court and losing, *knowing* it had a no-contest clause. This is the consequences of their actions. They need to learn to live with this.
It isn’t your responsibility if they have debts or if they already spent the money they thought they would get. Bad judgement (or stupidity) on their part does not make for an obligation on yours. If they were brighter, they would have treated you better, but it is obvious they aren’t.
In any case, you are on firm moral grounds. Everything that happened to them they brought on themselves. Nothing is your fault.
They were GREEDY and are now back peddling because they are getting nothing.
Do yourself a favor OP find a good firm to help handle that money and cut those two out of your life.
They are clearly irresponsible. From the time Eve got pregnant as a teen she has been. (Not dissing teen moms, it’s just not a responsible choice to engage in reckless behavior) She could have found a way to grow from that experience and she didn’t. She’s still a 35 year old woman making reckless choices.
1. She spent money she didn’t have
2. She contested a will knowing that if she lost she’d lose everything and did it anyways.
Her sister Anna seems no better. No more mature.
They could have both walked out of this as millionaires. Instead they are walking out with debt.
Karma really does exist.
Eve and Anna *had* to have seen the will that they contested. They *had* to have seen the part of the will that said *if they contested* then they would get *nothing*. Ok, so Eve and Anna got bad legal advice. (Or chose to go against good legal advice), but that is *not your problem.*
The overspending to be paid off by their anticipated inheritance is also *not your problem*. By putting the no contest part in their will, your adoptive parents obviously anticipated problems and put that in the will-very much on purpose. Walk away from this drama. You are NTA
I’m so sorry for your loss. That is a lot of grief for such a short period of time, and then these two greedy AHs have to make it worse. I wish you health and healing.
Curious though, I have never heard of this, were if you contest the will and loose, then you automatically loose your portion of inheritance. Is this US, Canada? Just curious
but im a petty vindictive asshole so…
nta
They fucked around and found out.
If you are feeling generous, you could set up education trusts for any nieces/nephews, but you are by no means obligated to.
Regardless, I would encourage you to find a reputable financial advisor to help you manage your inheritance.
They decided to risk their inheritance in order to get it all.
Don’t give them a penny!