ignored every reminder<\/a> to claim his share, she suddenly found herself holding both portions \u2014 and all the responsibility.<\/p>\nRead on for the full story.<\/p>\n
Our mother died 2 years ago and left a pension to be split between my brother and me.<\/p>\n
I sent in my paperwork and got my share.<\/p>\n
But her brother wasn\u2019t nearly as responsive.<\/p>\n
I just received an email from the company stating that they had sent my brother the paperwork twice and he never returned it.<\/p>\n
I also gave him the paperwork twice.<\/p>\n
Now she\u2019s questioning the best way to move forward.<\/p>\n
Since he never responded, the company is now sending me his share of the money.<\/p>\n
WIBTA for keeping the money since I will have to pay taxes on it?<\/p>\n
She followed through and he didn\u2019t. It\u2019s as simple as that.<\/p>\n
What did Reddit think?<\/p>\n
Her brother has proven he\u2019s not being responsible with the inheritance.<\/p>\n
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This user offers some advice on what they\u2019d do in this situation.<\/p>\n
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If her brother wants the money, he\u2019s going to have to put the effort in to get it.<\/p>\n
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This commenter resents how childish the brother is acting.<\/p>\n
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Unless her brother finally shows up to claim what\u2019s his, the extra share should go to the person who\u2019s showing responsibility for it.<\/p>\n
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