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Helmsley estate gives 1million to her dog Leona Helmsley estate gives 1million dollars to her dog. The other 136 million will go to NY charities which include rescues. |
yes i did hear that.. .. good for the dog:thumbup: |
I think the other heirs to her estate are fighting that.... |
I personally think one should do what they want with their money, I really have a problem with those that fight the wills or the wishes of the deceased. Too many times I've seen this happen and it is usually the ones that don't care about the person when they are alive that want the money once the are dead. Nobody is entitled to anything unless they earn it. |
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If my family treated me nasty through the years and my best friends, nieces, charities and dogs ..... treated me better then I would leave it to them. No one would deserve my estate and I would hope my wishes would be respected. Not all families are happy, not all family members are worthy of your time or money, unfortunately. :( |
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My dogs love me unconditional and are so much more than just dogs to me. I'm sure you think that too, just I can see why she left her dog the money and not bad family members. |
Maybe the "queen of mean" was not so mean after all. Any one that loves animals that much can't be all bad. It was her money and they should do as she wanted. |
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I also agree that a person can do whatever they like - it's their money, their estate. Being a family "member" does not equate with actually *being* family - there can be a gulf of difference btwn those two things. Pet trusts are often set up to support the dog until it passes - the amount doesn't often matter bc the trust is set-up to then go to charity or another person after the dog passes. This is very common. We have a Pet Trust for our boys if we both die - and the remainder of the trust (after the dogs pass) will go to the caretaker's (my in-laws, right now) local humane assn. Since we don't have kids, our main concern if we both pass is our fur babies. |
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I did not agree with giving a dog more money than a family member receives in a person's will. I agree people have the right to give their money to whoever they choose when they die, because we have different values and cultures. Everybody's definition of what the word family means is different. My immediate family members and pets are a part of my family. My family is very close. We get into disagreements just like every other family, but we always forgive each other and get over it. In my personal opinion, I find it very disrespectful to give my animals more money than my family members would receive in my will. I do believe in leaving money in your will to make sure the animals are taken care of properly. I guess my family circumstances are different, and I am luck to belong to a close-knit family. :D |
i belive the only reason she didnt give it to her family was because they werent close to eachother.. what other reason could it be?? cant imagine anyone being that cruel.. i have no children either and all my assets are going to my nieces as of right now, but later on in the years if they are not part of my life, your dam straight that (will) is going to be changed.. i for sure will give to all the dogs.... her family was most likely not there for her.. |
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i have a very very very very close knit relationship with every single person in my family.. i would give my eyes for them. god forbid anything ever happens to them, i would probably be right behind them cause i couldnt live without them. im just saying she probably had a good reason to do what she did. either that or she was just selfish . |
Well, we do not know the reasons why the woman wrote her will they way she did. She probably had some horrible family members and decided not to include them in her will and that was her prerogative. I can understand her not wanting to give money to a family member that was mean to her. All I was trying to say was that I would have written my will differently. If I were rich like Leona Helmsle, then I would give money to all my immediate family members unless they tried to murder me. LOL Base on my relationships with different family members, they would get different amounts of money from my will. If I had a relative that we were not that close to me, then they might not get that much more money than my dog. LOL I just believe in giving more money to human family members than my dogs in my will. I would leave enough money to my animals to ensure they live a good life. I agree with you. I explained earlier that we have different circumstances. My family is close knit and I would never imagine leaving them out of my will. |
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