Inheritance Advice Column Addresses Moral Obligations After Sudden Death Without a Will

My dad died suddenly with no will. Am I morally obliged to share his estate with my estranged half-sibling? | Leading questions

It’s kind of you to wonder if you should change the way things were left, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But it’s possible his preference is already clear Read more Leading questions My dad died suddenly earlier this year, with no will, and I am unsure as to how I should distribute the estate. We are talking about very modest sums of money – about £5,000 ($US6,750; $AU9,500) in total. My dad was a very ethical person. While his death was unexpected, he had a sense it was comi...

By Eleanor Gordon-Smith