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There is nothing quite as confronting as having to deal with a loved one’s will and testament when they depart… And let’s be honest, whilst the passing of someone is hard to come to terms with, having to deal with rude relatives and harsh lawyers is no walk in the park. From insensitive suggestions to wild propositions, we have collected the most shocking and confusing will and testament stories from across the web. Pretty much, here lies a list of what not to do when you are writing your will and testament…

#1: Playing Favorites

For many people, the idea of saying goodbye to a parent is a horrible and unfathomable thing to try and comprehend. But whilst some people have a good and stable relationship with their parents, that isn’t the case for everyone. But even estranged family members need to be mentioned in the will…

We’re not sure what happened between these family members, but the fact that these parents left everything to their daughter and only $1 to their son is pretty brutal. Clearly, something pretty serious happened in this family dynamic, but these parents knew what they were doing by leaving their son such little money…