What would you do ...  

I know I need not be worrying on this account as I don't have any money .lol.But given the situation by you,I think it would greatly depend upon the children.If they grow up to be a good human being,hard working and god fearing,then maybe I would give one third to charity and leave two third of whole property,because I would know for sure that they would use it to generate more wealth and then they too would contribute greatly towards charity and welfare.

Hi barbie, I have no children and I don't plan to have any too. I am planning to leave my money to the Government. I think a person has the right to leave his or her money to whomsoever he/she pleases. It is ok to leave money to kids, but if the kids have not given you even a grain of peace or happiness in your life, why should you? So, it all depends on a person's life situation, and how he/she feels about it.

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Well I do not have a great deal to leave my children at the minute but if I was to live to a good age then there would be a house without a mortgage and any money that I have saved that I do not get around to spending. Unless I have any major fallouts with any of them or they are on drugs or anything untoward then whatever is left when I die will be split equally between the four of them. I will not go out of my way to leave a lot, dont get me wrong but I want to enjoy my life and whatever money I have but they are quite welcome to have whatever is left.

I can't imagine cutting my children out of my will. Somebody just did that on one of my soaps haha. It's such a wild dramatic gesture. "I'll leave you penniless!" haha.

It's like disowning your children to do something like that. I don't think I'd use wealth (if i had any) to open doors for my kids other than making sure they had their education. I wouldn't buy them businesses, etc. I'd make sure they knew how to work. But I can't imagine disinheriting your kids, either.

Can't help thinking just how plain petty that all is. Yes, "children" should be able to provide for themselves and not rely on the "fame" of their famous parents, but I just can't help thinking what a slap in the face that is.

Something like that happened in our own family...kind of reverse though. When my mother's Uncle Eddie died way back in 1963, his mother was still alive. He was worth about half a million dollars...the vast majority of the money went to his wife, some to charities, and to his own mother (my great-grandmother) was left only $5,000---"mother and son" didn't get along well, but how petty to leave your own mother so little when worth so much, right?

I did actually read an article this morning, a statement issued by Sean Connery stating that he did not cut his son out of his will, and he also stated that his son would also be issuing a statement soon too. How much of this is true, or how much of it is Media Hype will never be known.

I would definitely leave money to my kids in my will. I want to know that they will not have to worry about themselves in financial terms after I'm gone from this world. Even if I had a fall out with one of my kids, I would still leave them money. My one last gesture of goodwill and to let them know I meant them no harm.

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I read about that Sean Connery will. I would feel bad too if I was his daughter and I'm left out of his will. I would definitely give a portion to it of my children, just enough for them to get by but not wholly depend on it. But I would have to make sure that growing up, my children would know the value of hard-earned money.

I am an avid fan of Barbara Taylor Bradford and she'd authored a great deal of books about family members turning nasty over Daddy's will. Shucks, it's just not good to see a family fall apart because of money.

Well, in our family, my Mama and Papa won't have such problem because they don't have greedy daughters. I even hate to think about these things, wills and such, because it would mean losing the most important man and woman in my life. I see no problem in the future, we are a bunch of loving and generous people. Hehehe.

If I become really wealthy someday though, I'll make sure my children will grow up with the same values that my parents instilled to us so that money matters won't be a problem in the future. As a parent, I would love to see my children comfortable in life of course. I want them to have the best in life. But of course, they should also learn the other side of wealth by having a decent work. I want my children to be great human beings not a greedy, carefree bunch. Of course I'll give to church and to other institutions as well, there's no question there. God bless!

hi barbiedollgirl if I had oodles of money I would will some to charity and the rest to my son who needsit badly and is my onlyt living heir. he could donate it to anyone he wanted to andthatwould be fine with me. he deserves what ever I could give him as he is one excellent man and has taken care of me in my old age with a lot of hardship involved so he would get most of my oodles of money.