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When family members occupy inherited property without contributing

My grandmother left her house to all four grandchildren equally but my cousin has been living there for three years rent-free and now acts like it belongs to him and the rest of us need the money.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Informal arrangements around shared inheritance create resentment when one person claims disproportionate benefit while others sacrifice their share.

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“Where Are You with Family governance and wealth succession?”

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