3. TIL about millionaire Wellington Burt, who died in 1919 and deliberately held ba...

TIL about millionaire Wellington Burt, who died in 1919 and deliberately held back his enormous fortune. His will denied any inheritance until 21 years after the death of his last surviving grandchild. The money sat in a trust for 92 years, until 12 descendants finally shared $110 million in 2011.

My dad has a clause in his will that if any of his children contest the will they will get $1. He’s made sure we all know about this.

The only downside is he hasn’t updated recently to say who gets what assets and I know that one thing getting left to me is wanted by at least one other sibling. He’s tried to claim is as his own already and state what he will do once it’s his. He’s not a safe person and I went no contact years ago to protect myself so he’s the worst possible person to have a dispute like this with. I keep gently reminding my dad he needs to update the will to align with his wishes but it’s just one thing on a to do list with a shit load of other more pressing and immediate things.

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