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Now today's first story comes from Evil Librarian 999 and says,

Am I the asshole for not siding with my brother over his compulsory portion of inheritance?

First, English is not my first language. I live in Europe. Please ask for clarification if

something's unclear. This is not my standard vocabulary.

My parents decided to cut my brother's portion of inheritance down to the compulsory portion.

He'd only get what he's legally entitled to, nothing more, and he won't get a say in the

whole process, whereas my step-sister and I get to distribute heirlooms and money that is specified

in the testament towards the

grandchildren if certain conditions are met. The reason for this is that my brother is very

unreflected, selfish and a weak person who is a very shitty father to his two daughters. He divorced

their mum, who we refer to as the dragon within the family, and that not without reason, and basically

abandoned his daughters. The girls have to be with their mom, and that in itself is horrible.

Unfortunately, the youth welfare office can't help since a certain amount of cruelty towards your

children seems to be legal. My parents are locking my brother out of the inheritance to protect

their assets. They want the girls to have their share, but they fear, rightfully so, that

the dragon will take it from them. As far as I know, there is nothing comparable to a trust

fund where I live, so as long as the girls are dependent on their mother, she will get the chance

to steal the money. My parents want my step-sister and I to give the money to the girls when they've gained independence

from the dragon. They are supposed to use the money for whatever they want. No other conditions

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