u/Couchpotato1975

They only have 2 pockets. Should I be disappointed?

My parents had both their wills always written to leave everything to each other, then equally to my two older siblings and me. After my mother passed away unexpectedly, obviously, everything passed to my dad.

Following this, dad also inherited a significant amount from his mother's estate, and changed his own will to leave his house to my eldest sibling only with the residual of the estate split between myself and my siblings.

This split doesn't take into account my dad paid $100k for a boat that was put in my eldest siblings name and the 50k 4wd he bought also being left to my eldest sibling. Dad's reasoning is that he wants the house to stay in the family and that my eldest sibling doesn't have their own house, so they won't sell it.

My eldest sibling arranged the appointment for my Dad to change his will, with them being the main beneficiary without telling me. They also worked with my other sibling doing this and arranged guardianship over my Dad at the same time, all behind my back.

I'll be honest and say I'm pissed off, and I made this known when I found out about the changed will.

What recourse would I have in disputing the changed will when my Dad passes? Would I have a fair claim based on all previous wills being split equally?

(Edit to clear a few things up)

• I have a good relationship with my Dad.
• He's extremely stubborn and set in his ways
• No I don't trust my siblings to do the right thing by Dad
• Dad has been convinced that the only way the house will be kept in the family and not sold is for it to be given to my eldest sibling rather than split 3 ways as was always the intent up until his will was changed after my Mum died.
• My eldest sibling has an enduring guardianship that was put in place without my knowledge.
• I have an enduring Power of Attorney that was put in place well over 10 years ago (when my Mum was alive). I have not used the PoA. It is still in place (I checked).
• I do not have access to Dad's accounts. Both my siblings do (I got removed when the guardianship was put in place). I have a vague idea of how much cash Dad has but no specifics.
• I don't care what my Dad does with HIS money. It's his to do with as he pleases. My main concern is his principle asset (the house) being given to my eldest sibling. I do not trust him not to sell it against my Dad's wishes.

Hi all. I'm just looking for advice as a bi male. A friend confided in me yesterday in messenger that they were trans by introducing themselves by their preferred other gender name. They were extremely nervous doing this, asking me a number of times before they introduced themselves if I could keep a secret. After their introduction, my reply was

"Hello xxxx, nice to meet you. May I ask what pronouns you prefer?"

I also told them that they were in a safe space with me. They seemed to relax significantly after I replied to them positively. They haven't yet told anyone in their family.

What I'd like to know is:

If I handled their coming out the right way?

What else can I do to help and support them through their transition?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. I have trans friends, but knowing someone as they start their transition is new to me and I really want my friend to be comfortable and confident that they can be their true self around me.