“AITA For Only Taking My Nieces In And Not Their Dad After My Sister Passed Away?”
Dealing with strained family relationships sucks.
Now, don’t get me wrong, disagreements and misunderstandings are bound to happen in every household; after all, we’re only human. However, there are some things to which you frankly cannot turn a blind eye.
According to a Forbes article that was published back in 2019, “70%-80% of Americans consider their families dysfunctional”, meaning that an alarming number of people know what it’s like to have an unhealthy dynamic with their flesh and blood.
Perhaps it’s your critical mother who makes it her responsibility to comment on your appearance every 2 to 3 minutes, an absent dad who makes no effort, or as in this case, a troubled relationship with your in-laws – overcoming such issues is not always easy.
Many people might believe that cutting ties would be the best course of action, and while it will most likely do wonders for your overall well-being, often one simply cannot afford to do so.
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Every family has problems – it’s simply a matter of how serious they are
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“AITA for only taking my nieces in and not their dad after my sister passed away?” – this netizen turned to one of Reddit’s favorite communities wondering whether she’s indeed a jerk for taking in her late sister’s children but not their father. The post managed to garner over 15K upvotes as well as 5.1K comments discussing this unfortunate and rather confusing situation.
Woman asks online whether it was wrong to take in her nieces but not their father upon her sister’s passing
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The woman started her story off by saying that her older sister recently passed away after battling cancer.
Her husband struggled to pay off debts, so he asked the author of the post and her spouse if they could take him and his children in until they got on their feet.
Now, the woman admitted that she and her sister’s partner have a strained relationship. Turns out, he tried to sue the couple for the author’s mother’s house where she currently lives with her family – however, he explained that he needed the money to pay for the cancer treatments and, apparently, this was the only way he could get it since the couple “refused” to help.
The author’s brother-in-law struggled to pay off debts and asked her if she could house him and his daughters for a little while
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The woman only agreed to take her nieces.
The brother-in-law tried to negotiate, saying that his children needed him because they’re still grieving – however, the author bluntly said that he could see them during visits.
Days later, when the guy showed up with his daughters, the woman let them in but turned him away after he once again tried to persuade her into letting him stay.
The woman refused to take in the man, as he once sued her over the house that she’s currently living in
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The refusal caused an uproar among family members and even made the girls cry.
After the fight, the author’s husband began to back out and question whether they were doing the right thing by separating the already hurting family.
The woman then revealed that she was later scolded by her aunt. She was told that she “messed up entirely” – however, the author argued that it was her home and that she didn’t feel comfortable with him staying after what he’d done.
She was later bashed by her aunt who claimed that the woman was “bitter” and shouldn’t have separated a family that was already hurting
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The aunt called the woman “selfish” and “bitter” (which really feels like it’s the case) and claimed that she was overcomplicating things for her poor nieces. It was said that the girls calmed down a little – however, the eldest one kept bringing up their dad and him not being there.
Fellow Redditors were quick to share their thoughts on this situation
Many sought further details, while others supported the woman and argued that since it was her home, she had every right to do so
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The bulk of the community members requested a backstory or further information about the whole house lawsuit situation from the author.
Netizens felt like the post was rather one-sided and even accused the author of purposely leaving out details for the sake of gaining support. Some said that even if it was the case, and the woman actually felt uncomfortable with letting her brother-in-law stay (and wasn’t just bitter), at the end of the day, separating a grieving family isn’t the best choice.
What is your take on this post? Would you handle things differently?
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Share on FacebookTrue. All I can say at the moment is "those poor poor girls". That's so sad.
Load More Replies...Yeah, I smell an unreliable narrator here. No details on the lawsuit or exactly why BIL sued in the first place (could it be he was in the right?), no details on why this occasioned so much animosity that OP couldn't even be around him. All we do know is that she has taken in two girls who have just lost their mother and is refusing to allow them contact with their father, who is now homeless. Doesn't paint her in the best light.
He apparently sued for op and sister mother's house which the op was living in because they refused to help with his mounting debts and sister treatment. I assume he wanted to sell the house to try and clear his debts.
Load More Replies...There’s other family, as the aunt called her selfish. Maybe the aunt should take them all in?
If she took the part from her sister, the aunt is right. She didn't respond to the question if half the house was for the sister, so I guess aunt is right. Her husband also says it's not good.
Load More Replies...I think she's TA. There comes a time to put our egos aside. Her nieces need their dad. They just lost their mother ffs. She should've taken all of them in or none of them. And i am suspicious about the lawsuit.
Honestly it is an extreme risk to take bil in, there are all kinds of tenent laws he could abuse. She should have said no. Where is he staying? I don't see why he can't keep his girls there short of it being a car. Even if it's a one bedroom kids can adapt and you can fit multiple beds in a room.. poor people do it all the time.
Load More Replies...People are forgetting squatters rights, is they live there for so long and set that up as a legal address, it will be really hard to make them leave.
Squatters rights vary from state to state. For an example: Squatters have to remain for 5-7 years, pay the property taxes and make improvements to the homestead. This may not be legally acceptable as the sister and her husband were there, first.
Load More Replies...I think it's fine that she doesn't want him in her house, but if the kids hate it that much then she should probably tell BIL to find somewhere where he AND the kids can live for a while. and if BIL doesn't want to, why does it have to be with her specifically? I also feel the narrator is leaving out information on certain aspects
One of the sister is due part of the house then a lawyer is all she needs. Sounds like the BIL thought they were due and they needed money. Hence the frivolous lawsuit that didntdo anything but get them deeper in debt. Secondly IDGAF who it is if they sue me they will get nothing from me, unless a judge says. No help what so ever. The nieces yeah sure they did nothing, but the BIL is up to something and is not to be trusted. She needs to explain to the nieces what their dad has done to warrant such treatment. As for the Aunt unless she wants to take them in she can go fly a kite in the middle of a thunderstorm.
How do you know that the lawsuit was deemed frivolous? Or what makes it frivolous in your opinion? The OP says he sued her. She never said for what, how it turned out or if it's still going on.
Load More Replies...No one should live with anyone, who can't be trusted. Your BIL can't be trusted, so he shouldn't stay in your home. Wherever your BIL is staying, he should make arrangements for his daughters to live with him. He was trying to manipulate you, when he tried to stay, when dropping off his daughters.
He couldn't afford cancer treatment for his wife but he could afford to throw away money on a lawyer for a lawsuit he obviously didn't win? I don't blame the OP for not wanting him in her house but she's not doing her nieces any favors separating them from their father whom they obviously love and need. They need to come up with another solution.
Sometimes the only way to get justice is to hire a lawyer on contingency - meaning you pay nothing up front and only pay if you win.
Load More Replies...I wonder why she's uncomfortable with BIL, he tried to SUE HER for HER MOTHER'S house with intent to sell it for money. Why the hell would anyone be on good terms or feel comfortable with someone who tried to take their parent's house to sell it.
But the sister may be entitled to half of the house. We don't have enough info.
Load More Replies...Don't have enough info to say it's "your house" if fact by not speaking to that point or the details regarding the lawsuit it makes me lean towards the possibility that the house was to be split or shared between the two sisters and you may be using your sister's death to make some claim to the entire house. Either way your nieces are in pain and instead of helping them you are making their lives less stable. So YtA until you show otherwise. Also if the sister didn't have good healthcare her illness could have left their family destitute, which might be a reason the father can't afford to have all three of them together in their own place. This would be another reason you might want to do more to help them, not less.
Why did he sue? Doesn't sound like sister was involved in the lawsuit. The fact he has debts makes it suspicious. The girls clearly want their father, but their dad needs to find other arrangements if they want to stay together. I wouldn't let the dad stay either just on being sued by him alone, regardless if it was a justified lawsuit or not. I wouldn't want someone staying with me either if they tried to see me. NTA for not allowing the dad to stay. But definitely TA for not giving the girls time with their dad when you don't have custody of them.
Everyone is quick to attack the bil, which makes no sense. As this woman leaves out a lot yet mentioned her bil sued her because of her sister's mountain of medical bill she refused to help with and letnher sister die without helping. So the bil did what any good husband would do for his wife as that is his wife's mother as well..are you all to daft to not understand that it's his wife's mother's house as well and I'm guessing this woman stole her sister's half of the house and bil wanted it to pay medical bills for his wife. OP YTA and a disgusting one who let your sister die and are now causing more problems.
I was with you in the first paragraph then you started to lose me. My mother had cancer a few times, died from it in the end. Your last sentence is disgusting. Sometimes it doesn't matter how much money you throw at cancer, treatments are a gamble and many people lose. To blame the sister for "letting" her sister die is atrocious and a real d*ck thing to say. As for suing for the house for treatments, we don't know what kind of cancer it was or her prognosis. If my sister and I inherited my mother's house, which we did, and I found out I had stage 4 X-cancer, I'd tell her to keep the house. I wouldn't be coming back from that without a miracle. As for the treatment payments, speaking from experience as an American, there is something called medical bankruptcy. My parents did it. The timing would have sucked for the girls' education but that would have been a better option than sucking the house into the black hole in addition to later filing for bankruptcy anyway
Load More Replies...Anyone who has a problem with her not letting the bil move in should take them in. Why is that her job to take in someone she clearly doesn't like or trust. The lawsuit is irrelevant considering he clearly didn't win.
It's not her job or responsibility to take the BIL into live with them however it MAY be OP's responsibility to split the house with her sisters Heirs, which would probably mean BIL, either by selling the house and splitting the proceeds or by buying out her sisters half in cash. The more I think about this the more I think the OP somehow thinks she's honoring her end of a shared estate by taking in her Nieces but this would not be legal especially as the neices are minors and she doesn't make any claim of custody. OP need to get over her dislike of BIL and do the right thing or she risks both sides handing the value of the house off to the lawyers if another legal action is taken. She's also already doing permanent damage to her Nieces mental health and having any long term relationship with them.
Load More Replies...Um... the kids lost their mom. Let's focus here, please. The poor kids!
Her house, she can do what she wants. It is very kind of her to take in her nieces. If her aunt is upset let her take the dad and daughters in.
If the maternal grandmother passed away with a will it probably allows that if one of the sisters had been living in the house to take care of the mom it could give the house to the daughter who was living in the house taking care of her mom or they could have life estate. It would legally be a bad idea to let the neices dad in the house. Often the will and the law would allow them to stay, but if they move out or sell it then they would split the proceeds. Nobody is putting me out of my mom's house. When mom passed she had a will and because I took care of her the house was mine only. I was sued, too. My mom made sure that inlaws could not get the house.
How can anyone justify keeping children from their only surviving parent unless there is abuse of some sort??
I mean she's not keeping him from them, he's not picking them up. Even if he's not spending the night he could be with them up until bedtime and drop them off if he wanted to keep them at her house. Really I don't see why they're not staying at whatever hotel or apartment he's at, other than living in a car there is no excuse. And if he has a job, even if his debts are huge he should be able to afford basic living arrangements, even if it's less than ideal.
Load More Replies...YTA for thinking of a fued instead of what the girls are crying for... how crispy is your heart?? He's also an a*****e for his actions and allowing you to take them without finding an alternative; none of this is healthy for them.
Nta. How is it her fault that he can't keep ula roof? He's a grown man.
Aargh. If it was a woman and the brother from her husband stole the inheritance, it would be: oh poor sweetheart. But this is just a dad and a widower who made debts to try save his wife. The sister sounds monstrously selfish.
Load More Replies...Hmmm…BIL is asking for charity and OP doesn’t want to give it. To be fair, having someone who tried to sue you living in your house is a bad idea. OP feels like BIL wasn’t justified and since he didn’t seem to win any money, she’s probably right. It could be something like OP moved in with her mother and cared for her in exchange for her house but BIL didn’t like that arrangement and thinks his wife should have gotten a bigger share. Right or wrong, OP gets to decide who lives with her.
I'm a Cancer Survivor and MEDICAL bills is the last bill you worry about. Hospitals have too many resources that can help. An very reputable Insurance Company paid my living expenses for 6 months when I couldn't work. Sounds like Brother-in-Law is nit good with $$$ and was already in the hole, if he's now homeless.
OP is the major AH IMO. She purposely left out details of the lawsuit bc she's probably morally in the wrong. If my sister has cancer and her family needs financial help with her treatment then I wouldn't hesitate to help. Apparently OP and her brother refused to help with their sister's treatment. The BIL was so desperate for help and the only way was to sue to help OP's sister. He might be in the wrong legally but desperate times... Now that they lost their wife/mom OP is making it even more difficult for them to cope. If she really care for her nieces like she claimed, she should try to be the bigger person and let them all stay during this difficult time. She seems to be a spiteful AH.
I mean as a nurse I've seen families that get a terminal diagnosis go on to waste hundreds of thousands or even more on sham treatments, some of which can make their end even worse. Just because he demanded money doesn't mean it was worth paying either.
Load More Replies...Wondering if anyone remembered that she has a brother too. So it wasn't just her and a sister. I'm wondering if OP and her family could live in the house indefinitely (put in)the late mother's will. Had it been sold, I wonder if bil would have gave them any of the money. I guess we'll never know.
I don‘t know. I feel as if the guy is not to blame. His wife was dying of cancer. This seams to be the US. They were struggling financially due to the illness. They probably asked for money but no one wanted to help. Sounds like OP got a house from her mother. What did her sister get? Did she get anything? Maybe that‘s why he sued her? This seams fishy to me. She sounds selfish
I don't think she sounds selfish. This man could become a Squatter in her home, and legally put her out, if he's allowed to stay with her. You don't know what people will do when their back is against the wall. Better to be safe than sorry later.
Load More Replies...I feel like the house is half her sisters. However, it can't be sold or mortgaged without both their consent. He sister having passed away, that half is probably now the 2 daughter's. This adds up because of the husband's attempt at a lawsuit trying to access assets of his wife to cover medical costs. She probably faces further legal problems if she does not allow her 2 nieces to live in a house they now half own but can't sell without her consent. I am speculat8ng, I know, but it's the only math that adds up to me. It also explains why the nieces moved in with her in spite of her attitude to their father and why the father kept pressing to move in there.
Her mom probably died without the will and sister was probably living with her so continued. The house most likely should hv been divided among the sisters thays why husband wanted to sue for his wife's portion to get treatment.
It’s really really not ok to separate your nieces from their father. Your loss is one thing but these girls lost their mother - their MOTHER. Either find other accommodations for them or let their father stay. But don’t be a jerk.
I would be the biggest jerk there was. People are forgetting, that Brother-in-Law got plans for the sister if he gets to move in. You betta believe, HE WILL TAKE OVER. I'd also leave girls with their Dad.
Load More Replies...True. All I can say at the moment is "those poor poor girls". That's so sad.
Load More Replies...Yeah, I smell an unreliable narrator here. No details on the lawsuit or exactly why BIL sued in the first place (could it be he was in the right?), no details on why this occasioned so much animosity that OP couldn't even be around him. All we do know is that she has taken in two girls who have just lost their mother and is refusing to allow them contact with their father, who is now homeless. Doesn't paint her in the best light.
He apparently sued for op and sister mother's house which the op was living in because they refused to help with his mounting debts and sister treatment. I assume he wanted to sell the house to try and clear his debts.
Load More Replies...There’s other family, as the aunt called her selfish. Maybe the aunt should take them all in?
If she took the part from her sister, the aunt is right. She didn't respond to the question if half the house was for the sister, so I guess aunt is right. Her husband also says it's not good.
Load More Replies...I think she's TA. There comes a time to put our egos aside. Her nieces need their dad. They just lost their mother ffs. She should've taken all of them in or none of them. And i am suspicious about the lawsuit.
Honestly it is an extreme risk to take bil in, there are all kinds of tenent laws he could abuse. She should have said no. Where is he staying? I don't see why he can't keep his girls there short of it being a car. Even if it's a one bedroom kids can adapt and you can fit multiple beds in a room.. poor people do it all the time.
Load More Replies...People are forgetting squatters rights, is they live there for so long and set that up as a legal address, it will be really hard to make them leave.
Squatters rights vary from state to state. For an example: Squatters have to remain for 5-7 years, pay the property taxes and make improvements to the homestead. This may not be legally acceptable as the sister and her husband were there, first.
Load More Replies...I think it's fine that she doesn't want him in her house, but if the kids hate it that much then she should probably tell BIL to find somewhere where he AND the kids can live for a while. and if BIL doesn't want to, why does it have to be with her specifically? I also feel the narrator is leaving out information on certain aspects
One of the sister is due part of the house then a lawyer is all she needs. Sounds like the BIL thought they were due and they needed money. Hence the frivolous lawsuit that didntdo anything but get them deeper in debt. Secondly IDGAF who it is if they sue me they will get nothing from me, unless a judge says. No help what so ever. The nieces yeah sure they did nothing, but the BIL is up to something and is not to be trusted. She needs to explain to the nieces what their dad has done to warrant such treatment. As for the Aunt unless she wants to take them in she can go fly a kite in the middle of a thunderstorm.
How do you know that the lawsuit was deemed frivolous? Or what makes it frivolous in your opinion? The OP says he sued her. She never said for what, how it turned out or if it's still going on.
Load More Replies...No one should live with anyone, who can't be trusted. Your BIL can't be trusted, so he shouldn't stay in your home. Wherever your BIL is staying, he should make arrangements for his daughters to live with him. He was trying to manipulate you, when he tried to stay, when dropping off his daughters.
He couldn't afford cancer treatment for his wife but he could afford to throw away money on a lawyer for a lawsuit he obviously didn't win? I don't blame the OP for not wanting him in her house but she's not doing her nieces any favors separating them from their father whom they obviously love and need. They need to come up with another solution.
Sometimes the only way to get justice is to hire a lawyer on contingency - meaning you pay nothing up front and only pay if you win.
Load More Replies...I wonder why she's uncomfortable with BIL, he tried to SUE HER for HER MOTHER'S house with intent to sell it for money. Why the hell would anyone be on good terms or feel comfortable with someone who tried to take their parent's house to sell it.
But the sister may be entitled to half of the house. We don't have enough info.
Load More Replies...Don't have enough info to say it's "your house" if fact by not speaking to that point or the details regarding the lawsuit it makes me lean towards the possibility that the house was to be split or shared between the two sisters and you may be using your sister's death to make some claim to the entire house. Either way your nieces are in pain and instead of helping them you are making their lives less stable. So YtA until you show otherwise. Also if the sister didn't have good healthcare her illness could have left their family destitute, which might be a reason the father can't afford to have all three of them together in their own place. This would be another reason you might want to do more to help them, not less.
Why did he sue? Doesn't sound like sister was involved in the lawsuit. The fact he has debts makes it suspicious. The girls clearly want their father, but their dad needs to find other arrangements if they want to stay together. I wouldn't let the dad stay either just on being sued by him alone, regardless if it was a justified lawsuit or not. I wouldn't want someone staying with me either if they tried to see me. NTA for not allowing the dad to stay. But definitely TA for not giving the girls time with their dad when you don't have custody of them.
Everyone is quick to attack the bil, which makes no sense. As this woman leaves out a lot yet mentioned her bil sued her because of her sister's mountain of medical bill she refused to help with and letnher sister die without helping. So the bil did what any good husband would do for his wife as that is his wife's mother as well..are you all to daft to not understand that it's his wife's mother's house as well and I'm guessing this woman stole her sister's half of the house and bil wanted it to pay medical bills for his wife. OP YTA and a disgusting one who let your sister die and are now causing more problems.
I was with you in the first paragraph then you started to lose me. My mother had cancer a few times, died from it in the end. Your last sentence is disgusting. Sometimes it doesn't matter how much money you throw at cancer, treatments are a gamble and many people lose. To blame the sister for "letting" her sister die is atrocious and a real d*ck thing to say. As for suing for the house for treatments, we don't know what kind of cancer it was or her prognosis. If my sister and I inherited my mother's house, which we did, and I found out I had stage 4 X-cancer, I'd tell her to keep the house. I wouldn't be coming back from that without a miracle. As for the treatment payments, speaking from experience as an American, there is something called medical bankruptcy. My parents did it. The timing would have sucked for the girls' education but that would have been a better option than sucking the house into the black hole in addition to later filing for bankruptcy anyway
Load More Replies...Anyone who has a problem with her not letting the bil move in should take them in. Why is that her job to take in someone she clearly doesn't like or trust. The lawsuit is irrelevant considering he clearly didn't win.
It's not her job or responsibility to take the BIL into live with them however it MAY be OP's responsibility to split the house with her sisters Heirs, which would probably mean BIL, either by selling the house and splitting the proceeds or by buying out her sisters half in cash. The more I think about this the more I think the OP somehow thinks she's honoring her end of a shared estate by taking in her Nieces but this would not be legal especially as the neices are minors and she doesn't make any claim of custody. OP need to get over her dislike of BIL and do the right thing or she risks both sides handing the value of the house off to the lawyers if another legal action is taken. She's also already doing permanent damage to her Nieces mental health and having any long term relationship with them.
Load More Replies...Um... the kids lost their mom. Let's focus here, please. The poor kids!
Her house, she can do what she wants. It is very kind of her to take in her nieces. If her aunt is upset let her take the dad and daughters in.
If the maternal grandmother passed away with a will it probably allows that if one of the sisters had been living in the house to take care of the mom it could give the house to the daughter who was living in the house taking care of her mom or they could have life estate. It would legally be a bad idea to let the neices dad in the house. Often the will and the law would allow them to stay, but if they move out or sell it then they would split the proceeds. Nobody is putting me out of my mom's house. When mom passed she had a will and because I took care of her the house was mine only. I was sued, too. My mom made sure that inlaws could not get the house.
How can anyone justify keeping children from their only surviving parent unless there is abuse of some sort??
I mean she's not keeping him from them, he's not picking them up. Even if he's not spending the night he could be with them up until bedtime and drop them off if he wanted to keep them at her house. Really I don't see why they're not staying at whatever hotel or apartment he's at, other than living in a car there is no excuse. And if he has a job, even if his debts are huge he should be able to afford basic living arrangements, even if it's less than ideal.
Load More Replies...YTA for thinking of a fued instead of what the girls are crying for... how crispy is your heart?? He's also an a*****e for his actions and allowing you to take them without finding an alternative; none of this is healthy for them.
Nta. How is it her fault that he can't keep ula roof? He's a grown man.
Aargh. If it was a woman and the brother from her husband stole the inheritance, it would be: oh poor sweetheart. But this is just a dad and a widower who made debts to try save his wife. The sister sounds monstrously selfish.
Load More Replies...Hmmm…BIL is asking for charity and OP doesn’t want to give it. To be fair, having someone who tried to sue you living in your house is a bad idea. OP feels like BIL wasn’t justified and since he didn’t seem to win any money, she’s probably right. It could be something like OP moved in with her mother and cared for her in exchange for her house but BIL didn’t like that arrangement and thinks his wife should have gotten a bigger share. Right or wrong, OP gets to decide who lives with her.
I'm a Cancer Survivor and MEDICAL bills is the last bill you worry about. Hospitals have too many resources that can help. An very reputable Insurance Company paid my living expenses for 6 months when I couldn't work. Sounds like Brother-in-Law is nit good with $$$ and was already in the hole, if he's now homeless.
OP is the major AH IMO. She purposely left out details of the lawsuit bc she's probably morally in the wrong. If my sister has cancer and her family needs financial help with her treatment then I wouldn't hesitate to help. Apparently OP and her brother refused to help with their sister's treatment. The BIL was so desperate for help and the only way was to sue to help OP's sister. He might be in the wrong legally but desperate times... Now that they lost their wife/mom OP is making it even more difficult for them to cope. If she really care for her nieces like she claimed, she should try to be the bigger person and let them all stay during this difficult time. She seems to be a spiteful AH.
I mean as a nurse I've seen families that get a terminal diagnosis go on to waste hundreds of thousands or even more on sham treatments, some of which can make their end even worse. Just because he demanded money doesn't mean it was worth paying either.
Load More Replies...Wondering if anyone remembered that she has a brother too. So it wasn't just her and a sister. I'm wondering if OP and her family could live in the house indefinitely (put in)the late mother's will. Had it been sold, I wonder if bil would have gave them any of the money. I guess we'll never know.
I don‘t know. I feel as if the guy is not to blame. His wife was dying of cancer. This seams to be the US. They were struggling financially due to the illness. They probably asked for money but no one wanted to help. Sounds like OP got a house from her mother. What did her sister get? Did she get anything? Maybe that‘s why he sued her? This seams fishy to me. She sounds selfish
I don't think she sounds selfish. This man could become a Squatter in her home, and legally put her out, if he's allowed to stay with her. You don't know what people will do when their back is against the wall. Better to be safe than sorry later.
Load More Replies...I feel like the house is half her sisters. However, it can't be sold or mortgaged without both their consent. He sister having passed away, that half is probably now the 2 daughter's. This adds up because of the husband's attempt at a lawsuit trying to access assets of his wife to cover medical costs. She probably faces further legal problems if she does not allow her 2 nieces to live in a house they now half own but can't sell without her consent. I am speculat8ng, I know, but it's the only math that adds up to me. It also explains why the nieces moved in with her in spite of her attitude to their father and why the father kept pressing to move in there.
Her mom probably died without the will and sister was probably living with her so continued. The house most likely should hv been divided among the sisters thays why husband wanted to sue for his wife's portion to get treatment.
It’s really really not ok to separate your nieces from their father. Your loss is one thing but these girls lost their mother - their MOTHER. Either find other accommodations for them or let their father stay. But don’t be a jerk.
I would be the biggest jerk there was. People are forgetting, that Brother-in-Law got plans for the sister if he gets to move in. You betta believe, HE WILL TAKE OVER. I'd also leave girls with their Dad.
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