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My brother turned on me after my inherited land sale brought unexpected profit

My brother turned on me after my inherited land sale brought unexpected profit

After I sold the piece of land I inherited from my parents, my brother, who had earlier refused to buy it, grew angry when he found out our cousin resold it for a large profit.
My half-brother refuses to share our late father’s properties

My half-brother refuses to share our late father’s properties

My youngest uncle deceived the whole family to claim grandmother’s inheritance

My youngest uncle deceived the whole family to claim grandmother’s inheritance

My three children resent me for refusing to split inheritance at 70

My three children resent me for refusing to split inheritance at 70

My children have been complaining that I hold on to my property and insisted on an early split to help their lives.
August 25, 2025 | 10:36 pm PT
Siblings in China clash in court over $420,000 inheritance, learn both were adopted

Siblings in China clash in court over $420,000 inheritance, learn both were adopted

An inheritance dispute between two siblings in China over their father's three-million-yuan (US$420,000) property took a twist in court, where it was revealed that neither was his biological child.
July 31, 2025 | 12:31 am PT
My uncle inherited multi-billion-dong house while my father received nothing

My uncle inherited multi-billion-dong house while my father received nothing

My grandparents secretly gave a house worth tens of billions of dong (VND10 billion = US$382,000) to their youngest child, who lived with them, while my father, the eldest son, got nothing.
July 24, 2025 | 03:48 pm PT
Brothers threaten violence against sisters for inheritance, all lose 2,800 sqm of land

Brothers threaten violence against sisters for inheritance, all lose 2,800 sqm of land

Two brothers blocked their sisters from using their inherited plots by threatening physical harm, but they all ended up losing 2,800 square meters of land.
July 17, 2025 | 03:45 pm PT
70-year-old mother refuses to let my brothers and me inherit family land, house

70-year-old mother refuses to let my brothers and me inherit family land, house

When we asked for the title deeds to the family’s properties, our mother called us unfilial and said she would only give them to whoever care for her until death.
July 15, 2025 | 03:32 pm PT
My brothers inherit our parents' fortune while I, the middle child, only get a 6-meter-wide land lot

My brothers inherit our parents' fortune while I, the middle child, only get a 6-meter-wide land lot

My parents gave my younger brother half their assets and funded my older brother’s education, but left me with only a sliver of land — and the filial duty of taking care of them.
June 17, 2025 | 02:44 pm PT
Singapore woman alleges brother pushes her down set of stairs in clash over $780,000 inheritance

Singapore woman alleges brother pushes her down set of stairs in clash over $780,000 inheritance

A 67-year-old woman in Singapore claimed that her younger brother pushed her down a flight of stairs after she demanded a share of their father’s inheritance, which was purportedly worth over S$1 million (US$778,000) and left only to his sons.
June 5, 2025 | 03:22 pm PT
Am I wrong to demand sole inheritance of 1,000-sqm family land plot?

Am I wrong to demand sole inheritance of 1,000-sqm family land plot?

I proposed putting the family land plot under my name instead of dividing it equally since I will inevitably be the one caring for our mother in her old age.
May 29, 2025 | 03:36 pm PT
How would you feel if your parents left you out of their inheritance?

How would you feel if your parents left you out of their inheritance?

Would you feel at peace if your parents left their only home to your sibling, excluding you entirely—even though you both live under similar conditions?
May 24, 2025 | 03:23 pm PT
After decades away, my in-laws' siblings return to fight over inheritance of the family home

After decades away, my in-laws' siblings return to fight over inheritance of the family home

My father-in-law’s siblings left their home years ago, only to suddenly return after their parents passed away to declare my in-laws’ house as "the family’s shared property."
May 22, 2025 | 03:03 pm PT
Younger brother sends eldest sibling to hospital over 500 sqm of inherited land

Younger brother sends eldest sibling to hospital over 500 sqm of inherited land

My neighbor’s younger son could not accept that his older brother’s share of inherited land was worth billions of dong (VND1 billion = US$38,500) more than his.
May 20, 2025 | 03:33 pm PT
Do parents really have the unquestioned power to distribute inheritance unfairly?

Do parents really have the unquestioned power to distribute inheritance unfairly?

Many people believe that parents have the absolute power to divide their assets however they like, but I believe that is a flawed way of thinking.
May 18, 2025 | 03:24 pm PT
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