Oh dear ! money and inheritance ! always causes problems ! My late father left his estate to my brother and I in equal shares .......so naturally although he never mentioned my daughter (bless him not malicious, he simply never thought !) so I paid off her University fees, her bank loan, bought her a car, paid her rent (offered to buy a little terrace house, but she in the wisdom of a student, said No, I don't want a house ...I would rather have the money !) I paid for a further year, plus monthly amounts instead of a bank loan, plus insurance, petrol, etc etc etc at Uniso she could do an MSc.......this all cost me a lot but I was happy to do it for her ..............11 years down the line she has not spoken to me since then ...reason ? I simply ran out of money as she had had it all .............last message from her in 2007 was that she and her then boyfriend were intending to come on holiday to see me ....I said lovely, let me know when you are coming .....not one word since that message ! What did I do wrong ? I did not offer to pay all their expenses as I normally did as I needed what I had left to live on, along with my pension !!! oh well, friends say I was too generous ....I did put aside some money for her in a 10 year investment bond, but she had that for a new car ......................oh well, you live and learn ! Her uncle has just died intestate, leaving some inheritance of which I am the sole beneficiary ..as I am the only remaining blood line relative ....my ONE fear is if I die before Probate is finalised, my daughter will be the next blood line relative ................must try to ensure I live until October when the solicitor thinks it will be finalised ...I have drawn up a Will with the same solicitor so that immediately it is in my name, I will sign the Will ..................might sound mean, but I don#t think my daughter should inherit from an Uncle she last saw or spoke to on her 18th birthday (she is now 38) ...............life !!