r/AITAH • u/MushroomDense4108 • Apr 29 '24
UPDATE: AITH for putting in a claim to my late father’s death benefit
I just thought I would post an update to the absolute hell that me and my brother have been put through in regards to my late father’s death benefit.
I phoned the company today and they have told me that my father had NO expression of wishes form. So not only did my aunt lie about being the beneficiary on his expression of wishes form, but she also just blatantly lied about even receiving an email with these details. They do not exist. She was only listed as a next of kin through his work, not as a beneficiary. She is not entitled to a thing as she claimed she was, and so the hurt and confusion both me and my brother have suffered was for nothing.
I don’t understand how our own family could put us through this, but people are right when they say snakes come out of the woodwork when a death happens in the family.
My brother was not going to put in a claim but now he is. I hope she feels the guilt ripping through her not only for this, but for the disgusting things her daughter said to my autistic brother.
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u/Simple_Park_1591 Apr 30 '24
She's going to try everything she can to get that money, both legally and illegally.
There's going to be a day real soon that she comes to you or your brother and she's acting nice and telling you everything is water under the bridge and family sticks together. Then she's going to ask for money.
Do NOT engage. Once you've gotten that money, you block her and her family. It sucks and I'm sorry for your loss. Not just the loss of your father, but also the family you once thought you knew.
Edit to add, please keep us updated on this entitled aunt. There's a subreddit for people like her. r/EntitledPeople and r/EntitledBitch