My stepfather included me in his will equally with his biological children and now that he's died, I can tell his kids resent it even though they're being polite. We all loved him but we loved him differently, and I don't know whether fighting for what he wanted honors him or just creates more pain in a family that's already grieving differently.
More people experience this than they realize.
Inheritance in blended families can force a reckoning with different types of family bonds and whether legal recognition matches emotional reality.
“Where Are You with Wills trusts and inheritance structures?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.