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- Jun 11, 2018
My business law professor mentioned that, generally speaking (for the US anyways), there's no obligation to leave something to any specific person in a will. He did suggest, though, that the will include a reason if someone is listed as receiving absolutely nothing to make it clear the choice was an active one and not an oversight.This is murrica. We actually own what we own and if you don't want to give it to your shitty kids, you don't have to.
Anecdotally, I've also heard of wills containing passages where people were given $1, $5, or even whatever cash was left in the deceased's wallet at the time of death as a symbolic way of saying, "I think you deserve nothing, but I'm giving you a token amount so you can't whine about being left out of the will."
Many families are now choosing to not publish an obituary for whatever reason. With reports of people attempting to commit identity theft using the names of recently-deceased people, it's understandable even if it means people that knew the deceased may not know about the death and subsequyently be unable to offer their sincere condolences to the family.So it turns out Becky was telling the truth for once. (provided there is eventually an obituary)
I'd also speculate that the death of a trangendered person is a stickier situation simply because there may be relatives and other people that had no idea the person was transgender and adopted a new name and gender identity. Even with people receptive to the fact that transgendered people exist, there can still be hard feelings and other issues that can come up at a time when the grieving family members don't need to deal with that kind of drama. As a result, a family may find it best to not publish an obituary and keep any type of memorial arrangements limited to those who knew the deceased and won't cause any trouble.
None of this means anythingt to Bex because everything that happens to people around her always gets spun as affecting her in some horrible, negative way.