re: Worst thing a family member you previously respected has done

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He then remarried. The woman raised his 3 kids he had from the deceased wife. They went on to have 2 kids of their own. When he died, she kept all his inheritance and gave it all to her own two biological kids. His first 3 previous kids who she raised got nothing.

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Very common behavior from the second wife when given the opportunity to favor her biological children. The evil stepmother (and stepfather) trope exists for good reason

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He has told his sibs that he believes it was rightly his because he helped out my grandparents.

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That right there hits home and burns me up.

My Aunt “helped” with my Grandmother on my Dad’s side who died from Alzheimer’s. Took all the inheritance, talking millions and everything oh sentimental value just vanished. Like any kind of pictures or anything. She sold her house too for half a million. Got all that… vehicles, land sold it all.
Took everything and did what your family member did.
Needless to say my Dad and I don’t talk to her.

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Just curious, but if there wasn't a will, shouldn't the estate be settled in probate? It's not the best case as the gov't gets involved with the distribution and settlement, but without a will declaring what to do with the assets and funds of the estate, I thought that's when probate was applicable.

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Something seems wrong in the OP. If there is no will, there is no executor. Estate should have been distributed through intestate succession

Same for me. Only my sister and I, and we've been through this with both our parents. One had a will, other did not. Both went smoothly with no ill-will on either side.