Redditor Asks About Moral Dilemma Of Not Paying Her Father's Widow Her Share Of The House Due To A Deed That Trumps Her Father's Will

One can never know what life may throw at them, but the sure thing is that there will be joyful moments but also sad ones. The most a person can do is try their best to be happy because, eventually, the sadness will pass, and you can't go back in time.

Thus, everyone has to try to live life to the fullest. In this story, three daughters wanted their father to be happy, but it gave them a bit of a headache.

A year after their mother died, their father asked for their three grown-up kids' approval to remarry again. The daughters granted their blessing under one condition, requesting that their childhood home be left only to them.

The two elder sisters even suspected their father's remarriage was hastened by infidelity, a notion the OP did not share. After their father's sudden death from illness, they were surprised to find out that he divided the house equally between his new wife and the three daughters.

The daughters assisted the widow with her substantial inheritance, ensuring her financial comfort for life. However, the widow expressed a desire to sell her share of the house at a rate higher than its probable market value.

Just as the daughters were considering this, their estate attorney discovered an older deed, signed when their mother was still alive, granting the house solely to them. This deed legally overruled their father's will.

The two older sisters decided not to give the widow anything based on the deed, but the OP is not sure. Despite the widow's financial security without the house's value, withholding her share would mean depriving her of a significant sum, which raises moral questions about their decision.