My Best Friend is Devastated when her mother Left 3 million US to her dog Anthony?

Question

Mother leaves her dog Anthony everything.
It just happened to my very best friend who is a mother of 4,and she is devastated .because she was very close to her Mother who died sudden from a car crash.And she thinks her mother would have changed her will Because she is now bankrupt after her baby needed very Exspensive life saving drugs and surgery......anyway the dog named Anthony is a six year old Pekineese and probably has at least 10 years left of life .after the dog pass (dies) the rest has to go to several animal charities . what do you think?
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PS her mother was trying to help her get out of bankrupt status

What can I tell my best friend to make her feel better?....Help

Answer 1

If her mother was trying to help her out her bankruptcy, surely she would paid for her grandchild's treatment. Some children are plain greedy and expect everything handed on a plate without doing any actual work. This is why many people leave their money to animals or charity, to stop the grabbing relatives getting their paws on it!

Answer 2

The thing to do would be to challenge the will. Unfortunately this is a very expensive matter and your friend's mother is bankrupt. It might be possible (depending on where she lives) to have this handled on a contingency basis, with the lawyers taking a percentage. She would challenge it on the basis that she would normally have expected to have inherited on her mother's death, that they were on good terms and that something obviously persuaded her mother to take what in the circumstances an extremely illogical step. Or possibly the will was written when they had fallen out with each other for a period and your friend's mother had been given every indication that a new one would be prepared. The money has been left to Anthony on trust during his lifetime and will then be distributed absolutely to the animal charities, so the life expectancy of Anthony is really neither here nor there. The important thing is to commence an action to stop this taking effect and she can't afford to sit around waiting, as there are statutory time limits and the clock has started ticking already. And the situation is complicated by the bankruptcy. She must take legal advice. It's good that you are such a caring friend.

Answer 3

This is a kind of far fetched story but if it is true-
your friend should get a lawyer.
that's horrible that her mom would leave 3 million dollars to the dog when your friend is bankrupt and has a child.
that's good that the money is supposed to go to help animals, but I think your best friends mother should have put her daughter before her dog.
Oh, and to make her feel better, just be there for her and listen. You could also do something/give her something to cheer her up. There's not more you can do other than that. i'm sure she'll apreciate you being there for her. Good luck.

Answer 4

I here of thees stories I don't know how many times and say how can a parent put a animal before a child a nd think well the animal has always been there for me but your own child never no matter what yes you love the animal but realistically putting an animal before your own kid is diabolical and probably alienated your kids well before the will kicked in she was not mother she was a pariah a sick individual who made her kids what they are today right or wrong there is no excuse for what she has done

Answer 5

I think that you are probably exaggerating just a little bit - if you said $3 or even $30 you might have sounded a little bit credible . Now I know that Americans can be extremely strange - you only got to watch Fox news and by the way, I'm sure they would have mentioned something as outrageous as this. No, in my opinion, you are a slightly strange individual who needs attention - as to what to tell your friend just on the off-chance that there might be some truth in this ( I direct you to my generalised opinion of Americans) tell your friend to keep taking the medication and that they eat dogs in Korea.

Answer 6

Does the dog vote, you, or somebody will now tell him he is a repuglcan. He must listen to Rush Limbaugh until he is blank minded enough to agree with him. Wish him a happy life, sorry for your friend, but momma loved the dog more the she loved her daughter. Support her as much as you can, be positive and convey that she is going to make it. That's about all you can do. Yep, the dog is definitely a repuglican

Answer 7

I don't think that it is possible to leave liquid assets to an animal. The law treats animals such as dogs as personal property. So, property cannot own property and thus this vestment of interest would be invalid. Call a probate attorney.

Answer 8

Imagine fretting over money when you've just lost your mum! She must be american to be so greedy and materialistic.

Tell your friend she had no right to expect anything anyway. If she really cared about her mother she should be concerned to see her wishes carried out, and if she didn't then that explains why she was cut out of the will.

Answer 9

Take the dog to a Chinese restaurant to celebrate the legacy, ask for a table next to the kitchen

Answer 10

Your friend can look after herself financially, the dog can't so maybe that's why her mother decided to leave her money to the dog instead, maybe she could contest the will I suppose.