Anguo wondered if things would have been different if they hadn't known about that money, or if they hadn't known about it.
They all thought my mother didn't have any money, so they wanted her to live alone while they each bought her groceries and other necessities. My mother is in pretty good health and can cook for herself.
“The problem is, they are rich, and your assumptions are useless.” An Bing didn’t want to think about the topic and spoke directly, “Mom is getting old now and we will have to support her soon, so of course she should give us the money.”
Being healthy now doesn't mean you'll always be healthy; nobody knows what the future holds.
If Mom wants them to support her, she has to take out this money. Money is something you can't take with you when you die. If we don't give them a few, are we supposed to take it to our graves?
"Then go ask for it." An Guo finally understood. He and his older brother were not on the same page, so there was no need to say anything more.
“If I go, you won’t want it, right?” An Bing said to An Guo.
An Guo turned to An Bing and said, "Brother, let me put this to you: I can refuse it, and you shouldn't take it either. It's Mom's property, and she can spend it however she wants, or we can all share it. Why should you take it all by yourself?"
An Bing: "..."
"I knew it! You're the most ruthless one. So you wanted me to be the bad guy so you could get the benefits."
An Guo was speechless. Was that what he meant? "That's not what I meant. What I meant was, why don't we just give up on both of us? Like Mom said, that money was saved with great effort, and it has nothing to do with us. Do you really want to end up severing ties with Mom?"
He didn't want things to come to that point anyway, and seeing his second sister like that today made him feel terrible.
My second sister never thought about getting anything from our mother; on the contrary, it was her two sons who wanted everything.
Anguo remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.
Anguo left on his own. He went to see a lawyer to find out whether this should be considered part of the estate.
An Bing found a lawyer and asked, "Hello, I'd like to ask, my father passed away, leaving behind 80,000 yuan. Are we entitled to a share of this money?"
The lawyer asked him to sit down first. "You need to tell me the details of your situation, your family circumstances, whose name the money is under, how many people are in your family, and what their relationships are. By the way, we need to charge a consultation fee."
An Bing immediately thought that this lawyer was quite professional.
“My mother is still alive. She has a younger brother and a younger sister. We all thought that the elderly couple had no money. We had never thought about this before. Until that day, we found a savings book with my mother's name on it and 80,000 yuan in it. But my mother couldn't possibly have any money. It must have been my father who saved it.”
Does this prove that the money belongs to my dad, and therefore we should treat it as an inheritance?
My younger sister is a married daughter and doesn't need to share the inheritance, but I'm the eldest, so I should get a larger share since I'll be supporting my mother in the future, right?"
An Bing's thinking reflects that of most people: a married daughter is like water spilled from a cup, and has no right to a share of the family's money, while he, being responsible for his elderly mother's care, should receive a larger share.
"That's not how the law stipulates it. First of all, both sons and daughters have the right to inherit. Secondly, if this is your father's estate, as you said, it's their money, then it's also marital property. Half of it should go to your mother, as that's part of her marital property. The other half should be divided equally between your mother and your three children."
This doesn't mean that your family's affairs are divided in this way; I'm just explaining it to you.
Finally, this money has nothing to do with you.
As you said, that's your mother's name, which means it's your mother's money, has nothing to do with you, and isn't your father's inheritance.
You are not entitled to a share.
As for supporting your mother, you are her son, and therefore have an obligation to support her. This means that regardless of whether your mother has money or not, you must support her. How old is your mother this year? If she has reached retirement age, or is over 60, and your mother requests it, you will have to provide alimony. [For dramatic purposes, please consult a lawyer.]
An Bing: "..."
An Bing was frustrated, utterly frustrated. What does that mean?
"But that must be my father's money. How could my mother earn so much by herself? My father can't possibly have no money at all."
How could this happen? "My sister is a married daughter, how can she still have a share? What's wrong with the law? This is a mess."
The lawyer's lips twitched, and he looked at An Bing very seriously. "Sir, the law is serious. Notary fees are inherited by both men and women."
Your mother's bankbook naturally contains her money. You can check your father's ID card to see if he has any money.
Also, please pay a consultation fee of 50.
An Bing: "!!!"
An Bing stood up abruptly, looking at the lawyer with great displeasure. "What the hell? You only said a few words, and you want fifty?"
Lawyers make money way too easily.
"Sir, I'm providing you with a consultation service. It's written on our website that it costs fifty yuan per hour. You've been in the consultation for almost an hour and a half now, and I haven't even charged you yet."
An Bing: "..."
In the end, An Bing had no choice but to pay the money and leave.
I'm still not reconciled after leaving him. How could I do this?
He switched to another law firm, spent another fifty dollars, and got the same result.
An Bing could only go home dejectedly.
When he got home, his sister-in-law could tell from his sullen expression that things hadn't gone well that day.
"What, did your mom scold you again? I just don't understand what your mom is thinking. Has she forgotten that she'll have to rely on you, her son, to support her when she can't move anymore?"
This is outrageous! I don't want to get involved anymore!
An Bing got even angrier when he heard this. That made perfect sense. His mother would have to rely on them to support her in the future, but they didn't care about them at all.
Those two would be perfect; they wouldn't need to support their mothers, yet they could still share the money.
“I went to see a lawyer, and the lawyer said that the money belonged to my mother, and I could only get a share if it was under my father’s name.”
"My dad's the same, why doesn't he know how to save some money on the side?"
The sister-in-law immediately became furious. "That's so unfair! From now on, we're not going to care about your mother anymore. You haven't gotten any benefits, so what's the point of caring? Has your father's household registration been cancelled? If not, get your mother to give you her ID card right now so you can check."
An Bing thought so too, "Yes, that's what I was thinking too. I've been too busy lately and haven't gone to cancel it yet."
"You need to be smarter. You need to know that you are my husband and the father of our children. You need to know who is most important to you. Our family is the most important, understand?"
"knew."
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