Nobody is closer than family until money gets involved.

When it comes to the list of things that commonly cause rifts between relatives, anything to do with finances has to be somewhere near the top. Whether it is a parent helping their kids get on their feet or somebody has left behind a controversial will, mixing money and family has a lot of potential to go wrong. 

Nonetheless, the financial aspect of those family ties is something that usually can’t be avoided. This is especially true when somebody passes, because any capital that they have accumulated has to go somewhere. Assuming that they haven’t given away their life’s work to charity, it is almost always going to be split between close relatives and loved ones. Who gets included in that, and the amount of money and assets that they get, has plenty of potential to cause arguments in even the most peaceful of relationships.