What would you do if your mom tried to cheat you out of a large sum of money that was rightfully yours?
Well, one Redditor ran into this scenario, and wound up threatening legal action against their mom.
Were they right or wrong? Let’s let Reddit decide.
OP received $125,000 in inheritance.
OP, who is 18 years old, writes that they’d be using this to attend her dream school. But their mom has other ideas.
“[Mom] has this idea that since I was the oldest, I would have to pay her back everything (including all of the medical stuff I went through before I was even 4),” they wrote. “I went to ask her to transfer the money into my college savings account, but she refused, claiming that it was rightfully hers because of all that she has done for me.”
“All through my life she would go into my room and steal whatever cash I had.”
But wait, it gets worse!
OP writes that they have recorded all of the money they have ever earned. Including the $125k inheritance, they estimate that they’ve earned about $250k overall.
She showed this figure to her mom, who didn’t take things well, and still refused to let her access the inheritance.
“Two days ago I sent her an email.”
“[The email laid out] that I either wanted everything that she had stolen from me (not worrying about interest), or I would be going the legal route, suing her for more than what she has stolen from me, which included all of my therapy,” concludes OP.
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Let’s summarize.
Things got a little murky at points, but here are the basics: OP inherited $125K from their grandfather, but their mom won’t let them access it.
Complicating matters is the fact that their mom has been stealing from them for years, to the tune of another $125K.
Added up, their mom has stolen around a quarter of a million dollars from them over the years.
Pretty much everyone sided with OP.
“I want to say this nicely, but mom is full of s***,” wrote one commenter. “Paying for the medical needs of a four-year-old kid is what a parent is supposed to do and a duty.”
“You need to consult with an attorney ASAP.”
Another Redditor chimed in with some solid advice:
“I fear the longer you wait to get an attorney involved, the more difficult it may be for you to recover the funds. Plus, you need an attorney to review the inherentance [ sic ] documents including how the money was transferred (was it transferred before or after you turned 18?), how it was supposed to be to set up (was it supposed to be in a trust? Was it was to be in a separate account?), etc. “
In conclusion: they didn’t go far enough.
When it comes to someone stealing six figures of assets, it’s safe to say that legal action is really the only recourse, even if that someone is your own mother.
Check out the thread and then let us know what you think. Have you dealt with money drama of this magnitude before? How did you handle it?
