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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
I'm also not sure about the argument that the sisters contributed to the success of the farm being a reason to alter the will.
If my boss dies tomorrow and I'm left out of the will, I can't go and argue that I helped build his estate. Of course my boss isn't my parent, but I don't see why that would change anything legally.
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Absent a will, an estate would be sent to closest relatives not closest employees. I think it makes sense to divide equal shares for equal worth. It's reasonable to assume employees are fairly compensated whereas family effort and sacrifice is not so easily accounted.
I assume there is a cultural element here as well. If so it's nice that there is a legal side step in favor of fairness.