Would you split an inheritance evenly if the will didn't?
The will is clear: you receive noticeably more than your sibling. Your parent had their reasons and meant it. Your sibling has not said a word about it, and perhaps never will. You can honour the wishes exactly as written, or you can quietly even things out and risk undoing what your parent decided. Money questions inside a family are rarely about the money, and this one asks what you owe a person and what you owe a promise.
The will leaves you clearly more than your sibling. Your parent meant it that way.
Why people pick each side
Even it out with your sibling
Evening it out leans Fairness: you would rather keep the relationship level than keep an advantage that nobody earned, whatever the paperwork says.
Honor it as written
Honouring it as written leans Loyalty: your parent made a choice, and respecting it feels like respecting them, even when it is uncomfortable.
You know what you believe. But what would you do?
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