I Control My Late Parents' Trust. My Family Is Threatening to Never Speak to Me Again Depending on What I Do With It.

"When my parents died, I became the trustee for the fund they established for my niece and nephew, who are my brother's kids. To say my brother isn't good with money is an understatement. He has blown so much money over the years that our parents paid his child support so he wouldn't lose his license and his kids would be supported. My niece and nephew are both in their early 20s now and successful with no college debt."

"The age gap would be bad enough, but this new girlfriend treats my niece and nephew like shit. My niece attempted to reconcile with my brother yet again (they've been estranged), only for the girlfriend to show up uninvited and basically grind on my brother's lap while they were at a public restaurant. My niece left, and the next day the girlfriend posted about how "prudes" don't understand true love. (My niece is openly asexual.)"

When the parents died, the trustee assumed control of a fund established for the niece and nephew, both in their early 20s and debt-free. The brother has a long history of mismanaging money; parents had paid his child support. The trustee planned to split the remainder between the two young beneficiaries. The brother, now in his 50s, claims his girlfriend's unborn child is entitled to the trust remainder. The girlfriend allegedly mistreats the niece and nephew and behaved provocatively during a reconciliation attempt. The nephew warned that the siblings would sever ties if the girlfriend received any money. The trustee doubts paternity and feels exhausted about continuing stewardship.

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